Original Research Paper_Effectiveness of Integrated Bioethics Module in Undergraduate Medical Students: a comparison

The General conference of UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights since 2005. A set of bioethical principles were set out by 191 member states, and they were mandated to promote, disseminate, and elaborate them into practical purposes. Later the UNESCO Bioethics Core Curriculum sets out to introduce the bioethical principles of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights to university students. Methodology: Bioethics integrated course was taught 2 years for 2012 MBBS batch from their 3rd semester according to the prepared module. 94 students enrolled into the course. A cross sectional prospective comparative course evaluation study was conducted. The confidence level was graded using pre-test and post test scores on their bioethical course objectives. The results were compared with 2011 MBBS batch who hadn't bioethics course. Results: 94 students in 2012 and 86 students in 2011 MBBS batch participated in the study. The confidence level of course attended batch has increased greatly from their pre-test/course level. The mean score in remembering ethically issues has hiked to 8 from 2. The confidence level of senior batch (unattended batch) was comparatively reduced from attended batch. The need for bioethics course was equivocally pronounced by both the batches.