PHIL 242 A: Introduction to Medical Ethics

Spring 2021
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Meeting:
TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm / * *
SLN:
18520
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
LECTURES ARE ASYNCHRONOUS. SECTIONS ARE SYNCHRONOUS. LECTURE TIME LISTED IS FOR PERIODIC OPTIONAL SESSIONS. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENROLL SO LONG AS NO OTHER COURSE CONFLICTS WITH THEIR QUIZ SECTION. OFFER VIA REMOTE LEARNING
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Welcome! 

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Your Instructors

Lecturer

Lectures will be prerecorded

Carina Fourie

Office hours (Zoom): TTH 11am-12pm or by appointment

Teaching Assistants

Quiz sections are conducted synchronously

Michael Ball-Blakely – AA: WF 8.30-9.20am & AB: WF 9.30-10.20am

Office Hours (Zoom): TH 8-10am

Zoom ID (For Office Hours and Sections): 657 098 0974

Daniel Galley - AC: WF 11.30am-12.20pm & AE: WF 12.30-1.20pm

Office Hours (Zoom): TH 11.30am-1.30pm

Jonathan Milgrim – AG: WF 2.30-3.20pm & AH: WF 3.30-4.20pm

Office Hours (Zoom): WF 1.30-2.30pm

Zoom Link (For Office Hours): https://washington.zoom.us/j/5700129981

 

The course provides a philosophical introduction to medical ethics aimed at developing students’ abilities to recognize and assess moral conflicts and challenges pertinent to clinical practice. It also provides an introduction to ethical issues related to the wider social context in which clinical decisions are made, such as the health care system, the social determinants of health and structural injustice. Additionally, students will learn how to write applied philosophical papers. Topics covered include the right of patients to refuse treatment, the acquisition of organs for transplant, the implicit biases of health care professionals, Medicare for All, racial disparities in health, and health care resource allocation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Full Syllabus is available here: Syllabus & Guidance 

Week 1: Introduction 

Week 2: The Selection of Offspring (& Writing Workshop) 

Week 3: Informed Consent 

Week 4: Mandatory Treatment & Vaccines 

Week 5: Allocating Resources 

Week 6: Relational Autonomy & the Ethics of Care 

Week 7: Death 

Week 8: Physician-Assisted Suicide (& Exam Guidance) 

Week 9: The Health Care System 

Week 10: Social Determinants of Health 

 

 

 

 

 

Catalog Description:
Introduction to ethics, primarily for first- and second-year students. Emphasizes philosophical thinking and writing through an in-depth study of philosophical issues arising in the practice of medicine. Examines the issues of medical ethics from a patient's point of view.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Writing (W)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 19, 2024 - 6:45 pm