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Medical ethics could now be part of MBBS course
BANGALORE: The Association of Health Universities of India will write to the Medical Council of India (MCI) to make professionalism and a code of ethics part of the MBBS course, which will be assessed through an exam.

Hitherto, though medical ethics were taught to students, there was no exam to assess them. This was one of the most debated sessions at the third conclave of vice-chancellors of health universities of India, hosted by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on Monday.
DOCTORS' DILEMMA

The programme proposed by Venkatesh for faculty has text, video and case studies. For example, a pilot is under depression and administered anti-depressants, which make him drowsy. A doctor needs to maintain confidentiality about his patient's disease. Is it right for him to tell the pilot's employer about it? Or a patient who is on dialysis asks a doctor to take him off it for want of resources. A patient has a say on his treatment. What does the doctor do?

VARSITIES' STAND

All universities seem to be taking the medical values course seriously. We will also try to implement it as soon as possible.

KS Sriprakash | Vice-chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

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