ACE: Medical Ethics

School of Medicine

This course is designed as a capstone experience in ethics, building upon the ethics components in FMK and FCC. The core activities will be participation in the activities of the clinical ethics consultation service provided to VUMC by faculty of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, and student-driven presentations focused on foundational issues in clinical ethics at an advanced level. Activities during this 4-week ACE will include faculty-led didactic sessions, discussions of selected readings related to consult work, case-based presentations targeting specific dimensions of ethics consultation, and attendance at conferences, lectures, case reviews, and other activities The course will fulfill the immersion course requirement for the Certificate in Bioethics, although being a candidate in the Certificate Program is not a requirement for taking this course.