Good source to review medical ethics?

[mrectenw]

Hi All-
Gearing up to take the CASPer for several of the schools I am applying to, and I was looking to review medical ethics- was wondering if any of you had suggestions on good books regarding medical ethics, bioethics, hot topic issues in healthcare, general sources that would be good prep for CASPer. Let me know! Thanks so much & good luck to everyone else who is also applying!

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[MedicineN'Jazz]

Hi All-
Gearing up to take the CASPer for several of the schools I am applying to, and I was looking to review medical ethics- was wondering if any of you had suggestions on good books regarding medical ethics, bioethics, hot topic issues in healthcare, general sources that would be good prep for CASPer. Let me know! Thanks so much & good luck to everyone else who is also applying!

The best way to study for CASPer is to not study for CASPer

 

[icevyne25]

U of W School of Medicine Bioethic Topics
we used this in my bioethics class

 

[deleted916225]

The best way to study for CASPer is to not study for CASPer

Why is that?

 

[Lucca]

Why is that?

Because you don’t need to study for it. Just answer the question like a non-sociopath and be fast at typing.

 

[Master Thinker]

Studying medical ethics would be very low yield. There wasn't even one questions even resembling medical ethics on my test.

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[vrazzles]

While I agree that studying medical ethics IS low yield for testing purposes, there is an index of ethics cases provided by the AMA. I enjoy going through them for personal edification.

Ethics Cases Index - American Medical Association Journal of Ethics (formerly Virtual Mentor)

and

Archives - American Medical Association Journal of Ethics (formerly Virtual Mentor)

 

[CheeseIsLife]

I think ethics in general may be good on reading up before Casper, but for the most part the scenarios are thematically random and most just involve applying common sense and mature interpersonal skills. Don't overthink it, be natural in your answers.

If you really feel the need to have a "strategy" going in, I saw someone suggest thinking like an Eagle Scout...i.e., think "how would a perfect straight-A Eagle Scout respond to this situation?"