AIM: We set out to explore the question, what ethical challenges do medical students identify
when asked to perform or observe a sensitive examination, given a historical background …

Unconsented intimate exams (UIEs) on men and women are known to occur for training
purposes and diagnostic reasons, mostly during gynecological surgeries but also during …

Background Teaching and learning female pelvic examination within the undergraduate
medical curriculum offers some potential challenges. One such is the extent to which …

Setting The medical programme at The University of Auckland starts at Year 2 (after a
general health science year or completion of another degree). Students have specific …

Abstract Introduction South Africa urgently needs more doctors. We examined perceptions of
patients and students to provide evidence for optimum student-patient ratios and …

Consent for teaching was introduced as a result of the Cartwright Inquiry and is part of the
Health and Disability Code of Health and Disability Consumer Rights. A consensus …

Methods An email-based survey (Appendix 1) was designed using Survey MonkeyTM(www.
surveymonkey. com) to assess how prepared medical school graduates felt, in their …

We disagree with Dr Gray's2 proposal that the consensus statement1 is flawed. Gray argues
the consensus statement is couched in ethical terms that prioritise patient autonomy, which …

Enabling patients to consent to or decline involvement of medical students in their care is an
essential aspect of ethically sound, patient-centred, mana-enhancing healthcare. It is …

Informed consent protects patients' right of autonomy, as they may refuse to participate in
clinical teaching. In Pediatrics, young people aged 16 or over, and with the necessary …