University of California Irvine, School of Medicine – PBI Medical Ethics and Professionalism Course

Description
This course is grounded in the premise that everyone has the potential to commit an ethical violation or violate professional expectations. Participants arrive at the seminar primed by the pre-course readings, assignments, and self-assessment exercises-springboards for the process of introspection and self-critique. During the course, participants examine how and why their professional practices, responses to stress, and personal or situational factors initially put them at risk for exercising poor judgment or rationalizing improper behavior. Participants complete the course by producing and orally presenting a tiered Personalized Protection Plan to their classmates and the faculty for constructive critique. The plan is designed to avoid future wrongdoing, safeguard patients and colleagues, and honor the reputation of their profession moving forward.
Subject/Objectives
1. Comply with standards of practice and codes of ethics.
2. Improve clinical decision making by minimizing negative influencers.
3. Adhere to professional ethics with resultant improvements in professional-patient interaction, which can improve clinical outcomes.
4. Reduce their potential transgressions through the development of systems that can be implemented into clinical practice.
5. Become aware of the early warning signs indicative of ethical dilemmas and boundary problems.
6. Create an ethics-based Formula and implement a tiered Personalized Protection Plan to maintain ethical integrity.
Includes Physician Reentry
Yes
Website Link
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Affiliated or Accredited by:
University of California Irvine, School of Medicine
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
22 – 34
ABMS/ACGME Competencies
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Patient Care & Procedural Skills
Professionalism