Identity of Medical Ethics Curriculum Based On the Experiences of Medical Ethics Edu-cators, Qualitative Study

Modern medical ethics is considered as a multi-disciplinary knowledge and is seen as a part of medical schoolʹs curriculum nowadays. Identity of medical ethics curriculum is formed by the sub-structural contexts of this science as well as belief and value essentials of the society and we can’t codify medical ethics curriculum separated from belief, culture, value context and essentials of society. So, this study was performed for deeper and real recognition of existing ambiguities and challenges in the identity of medical ethics curriculum. This study is a qualitative research, which its data was gathered through making a semi-structural interview with 14 people of Tehran medical universities’ Medical Ethics instructors in 1389, analyzed by the “Mayring” context analysis approach. Results of this study indicate the lack of identity in medical ethics curriculum. Contents implicating on the lack of native and Islamic identity in medical ethics curriculum are mentioned as: 1. Secular medical ethics 2. Islamic ethics system 3. Medical ethics domain In fact the lost ring of medical ethics curriculum is lacking of an Islamic and native identity and because of this , the medical ethics topics placed in medical ethics curriculum without any specific base of teaching in this regard so, it seems we always face to confusion and going to promote the secular culture.