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Awarenessof Medical Ethics among the Practitionersina Teaching Medical College, Hospital-A Survey

Sunil Natha Mhaske , Kajal kumari1 , Sunil Natha Mhaske2

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Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 7(2):p 57-60, July-December 2020. | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijmhs.2347.9981.7220.7

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There is growing public awareness regarding the ethical conduct of medical practitioners and complaints against physicians appear to be increasing. Changing doctor-patient relationship and commercialization of modern medical practice has affected medical practice. Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitudes towards medical ethics among doctors in a Teaching Medical College, Hospital. Study design: Observational descriptive study. Material and methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire was distributed to all doctors in a Teaching Medical College, Hospital, a total 110 practitioners of various clinical departments participated. Result: 90% of the total participants were well aware about medico legal cases. All the participants doing ethical practice out of them 12% practice as per the demand of the situation. Dichotomy should not be a part of medical practice expressed by 88% of participants. Awareness regarding MCI code of medical ethics 2002 shown by 52% of respondents and 57% knows the role of ethical committee in their institute. Majority, 88% of them expressed that 15 days duty in the department of Forensic Medicine should be mandatory during internship to handle the medicolegal cases properly.

Key Words: Medical Ethics; Medico Legal Cases; Medical negligence

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