HLCR 700 - Medical Ethics and The Law

     
This course involves the application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of medical ethics and the law. Students will explore medical ethics and law as unique disciplines with overlapping concepts, distinct parameters and a specialized focus. The course will discuss and emphasize how law and ethics have been largely blended into common standards of professional conduct. Students will gain an understanding of the elements that comprise the healthcare profession, the internal and external impacts of the profession, and their individual role within the ever-changing healthcare profession.