Medical ethics education: To revamp the professionalism

Despite being an essential component of medical profession, medical ethics has been neglected in the curriculum resulting in increased instances of unethical practice and dwindled respect for the profession. To overcome all these challenges and to restore the professionalism, effective medical ethics education is extremely desirable at this point of time. Medical ethics education should be integrated into undergraduate curriculum and reinforced through continuing professional development in later stages to establish ethical, patient-focused practice as a standard and to resolve the moral crisis in medical profession. This article discusses the need for medical ethics educations, various obstacles and key steps for cultivating professionalism among medical learners in Indian context.