ethics + interview

[johndoe3344]

I want to know more about ethics and the possible questions that could be asked at an interview.

I've taken a look at: http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/index.html

Are there any other topics that you guys can think of? Cloning, stem cell research, and abortion come to mind? Anything else?

 

[Jolt21]

while all those are staple topics, i would think its all about healthcare reform right now. brush up on that. something new in the news about it every day (today, for example, the senate passed the bill).

 

[dr seuss]

A class I am taking next semester uses this book: http://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Ethics-Mappes/dp/0072976446/ref=tag_dpp_lp_edpp_ttl_in

It is probably a little more than you wanted, though.

 

[herbb]

It's good to know both. In my experience some schools or interviewers are particularly big on ethics questions, some aren't. You can usually tell through the interview feedback page on SDN.

 

[Mattabet]

I got asked about euthanasia and patient autonomy. And that's it. Sort of rarer ones, but that made up 100% of my ethics questions.

I would definitely be ready to talk about politico-healthcare issues though. Not really ethics questions, per se, but definitely something you'll want to be able to talk intelligently about.

 

[BlueElmo]

That website seems pretty good for ethics.

 

[johncalvin]

That website seems pretty good for ethics.

It's pretty damn comprehensive. Some of the clinical examples are things I have always wondered about, too.

I actually had fun reading through most of those.

 

[greatnt249]

I want to know more about ethics and the possible questions that could be asked at an interview.

I've taken a look at: http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/index.html

Are there any other topics that you guys can think of? Cloning, stem cell research, and abortion come to mind? Anything else?

I mostly got asked about what problems I saw in the American medical system.

A class I am taking next semester uses this book: http://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Eth...lp_edpp_ttl_in

It is probably a little more than you wanted, though.

Same exact book we used in our medical ethics class; fairly comprehensive stuff.