Ethics and law in the medical curriculum: A University of the West Indies perspective

Abstract

In recognition of the fact that ethics and law are not given adequate importance in the training of health professionals, and that rapid advancements of technology, such as transplants, artificial organs, in vitro fertilization, life-sustaining equipment and euthanasia, the Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies (UWI), held two conferences to consider the introduction of ethics and law in the medical curriculum. These conferences recommended an increased input into the curriculum of ethics and law, and that this programme be taught and examined in all the medical years. This article discusses implementation strategies