Abstract

Bioethics is being taught nowadays all over the world to improve student’s understanding of ethical issues in contemporary medicine. Undergraduate as well as postgraduate students are being trained in biomedical ethics to recognize and identify ethical dilemmas and then resolve them and also to face the situations where there is need of ethical analysis. This study was conducted at a medical university to assess the attitude and perception of undergraduate medical students regarding their bioethics curriculum, course contents and understanding of ethical issues. A total of 280 students responded to the questionnaire to assess their attitudes. This study was conducted in April 2015 and it reflected that students are aware about ethical issues in their field and they have reasonable understanding of their curriculum and course contents.