Medicine, Law and Ethics
Patricia M. Tereskerz, Ph.D., J.D.
Elective Number: 3910
Rotation 6B
Course Description: The purpose of this elective is to provide medical students with practical knowledge and understanding of ethical and legal issues that they will likely face in their medical practices. Students will learn how to recognize and analyze ethical concers and legal issues. This course will use the case book method of instruction so that students will be able to see how the legal principles and ethical theories are applied. It will be taught by interdisciplinary faculty from the law and medical schools as well as practicing attorneys.