Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3MED 222Medical Ethics and Humanities-II24+0+02327.03.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program School of Medicine (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Category of Course Unit Clinical Medicine and Proffesional Skills (CMPS) Program Courses
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to create a learning opportunity for students to
• understand the rights of patients, responsibilities of physicians and comprehend the beginning and end of life issues
Course Content Lectures, case studies, class discussions and self-directed learning sessions,
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Yeşim Işıl Ülman
Name of Lecturers Prof. Dr. Yeşim Işıl Ülman
Lecturer
Phd. Fatih Artvinli
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid. Part 15: First Aid. https://eccguidelines.heart.org/wp-content/themes/eccstaging/dompdf-master/pdffiles/part-15-first-aid.pdf
Course Notes Written examination, case analyses

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Midterm 1 % 40
Final Exam 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 9 3 27
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 9 5 45
Final examination 1 4 4
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 76

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Discuss and demonstrate awareness of ethical, moral and legal responsibilities of physicians involved in providing care to individual patients and communities
2 Demonstrate her/his acceptance for compassion, respect of privacy and dignity of others in their professional life
3 Demonstrate her/his acceptance for non-discrimination
4 Be aware of the necessity for physicians being a role model of integrity, honesty and probity
5 Accept the importance of appropriate consent
6 Describe patient rights and explain the context
7 Explain the evolution of patient rights
8 Analyze ethical and moral dilemmas and legal and psychosocial dimensions of beginning and end of life
9 Be familiar with the main documents of Patient Rights in Turkey
10 Be aware of ethical conflicts due to new medical technologies such as organ transplantation, new reproductive techniques and genetics

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 What is ethics Ethical Decision-making Ethical theories Bioethics Bioethics Principles Benefit and Harm Autonnomy - Responsibility Informed Consent Without Capacity to Consent
2 Patient Rights and Physician's Responsibility Privacy, Confidentiality, Justice, Equality, Equity, Non-Discrimination in view of Ethics Beginning of Life End of Life Organ Transplantation and Donation

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24 P25 P26 P27 P28 P29 P30 P31 P32 P33 P34
All 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 5 2 4 5 3 3 3 3 3
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

  Additive Level: 1: Very Low 2: Low 3: Medium 4: High 5: Very High