Cinemedicine: The Use of Movies to Teach Bioethical Principles for Undergraduate Medical Students

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10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_7How to use a DOI?

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Cine Medicine; Bioethical principle; effectiveness

Abstract

Teaching professionalism and bioethics for medical students are necessary to build a humanistic perspective for becoming a good physician. Several studies show the efficient use of movies (cine medicine) for educating medical students in the psychosocial aspects of medicine. The study aimed to evaluate the use of cine medicine in teaching bioethical principles to undergraduate medical students at the Medical School of Jambi University. Problem-based learning principles were implemented as a learning method where scenarios used to trigger the small group discussion were replaced by the use of movies. During the first semester, students viewed three movies portraying dilemmas in bioethics. Before the movies, a series of brief lectures, covering bioethical theories influencing health care, was presented. Students were divided into small groups consisting of ten to twelve students to discuss ethical dilemmas confronted in the movies hence analyzing the application of bioethical principles interplay. In subsequent classes, a plenary session where groups of students presented their analysis regarding the movies assigned were held. Students’ reflective writing regarding the effectiveness of using movies to their learning of bioethical principles were then analyzed qualitatively. Students experienced pleasant and motivating learning during an exciting discussion among a small group of students regarding ethical dilemmas covert in the movie assigned. The use of movies can provide simulacra of tangible physician experiences to students so then help them to understand better the implementation of bioethical principles in the medical profession. Students also perceived small group discussions as a useful method to enhance study skills and communication skills. Cinemedicine seems to be an effective modality to introduce students to bioethical principles and their implementation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nindya Aryanty
AU  - Siti Raudhoh
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/07
TI  - Cinemedicine: The Use of Movies to Teach Bioethical Principles for Undergraduate Medical Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 58
EP  - 64
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_7
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_7
ID  - Aryanty2023
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