THE INTRODUCTION OF CLINICAL BIOETHICS INTO THE CURRICULUM OF COLOMBIAN FACULTIES OF MEDICINE.

Abstract

As part of the overall educational effort to humanize medicine, some medical schools in Colombia have reformed their curriculum in recent years, which has included in most cases the introduction of the subject of Clinical Bioethics. Main objectives: To analyze, through a critical approach, the inclusion of this subject and the way in which it has been conceptually and methodically appropriated. An observational qualitative analysis, using institutional plans that study ten of the most prestigious Colombian universities as a source, was performed and supplemented by surveys, and focus groups. Finding and conclusions: Although there is no clear understanding of the scope of bioethics, teachers and students recognize the importance of the subject. There is still no significant progress in the integration of ethics formation with clinical areas, and it is still being seen as an additional knowledge that is not part of the medical science. Students still witness a discrepancy between this normative discourse and medicine practiced by their professors and other physicians.