Ethics Curriculum
*This curriculum has been peer-reviewed and accepted by the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (AADPRT).
The Dr. Richard C. Christensen Memorial Ethics Curriculum is a multimedia effort, and at the heart of the curriculum are Dr. Christensen’s articles and legacy of ethics, especially in the context of serving underserved populations. Members and friends of the Christensen Editorial Board lovingly crafted additional content and organized this curriculum to honor that legacy. To navigate the curriculum, please refer to the sections below.
Ethics in Psychiatric Practice Curriculum
Assisting residents and medical students with navigating core ethical concerns that arise in everyday psychiatric practice
Authors: Cara Yergen, MD; Ana Turner, MD; Joseph Thornton, MD; Rajiv Tandon, MD; Sheryl Fleisch, MD; Caroline Nickerson, BA; Regina Bussing, MD; Jacqueline Hobbs, MD, PhD
This is an effort conducted by the University of Florida Psychiatry Department with the supervision of the Christensen Editorial Board.
Address all correspondence to Dr. Jacqueline Hobbs.
Contact e-mail: jahobbs@ufl.edu
Contact phone number: (352) 265-4357
Introduction
Click here to access goals and objectives for the curriculum, including ACGME milestones.
Click here to access the faculty guide.
Click here to access evaluation tools.
Click here to access the curriculum’s adaptability and innovation statement.
Click here to access curriculum acknowledgments.
Module Outline and Instructions
Click here to access an outline of and instructions for all the curriculum modules.
Articles
Click here to access a guide for the articles in the curriculum, sorted by module.
Click here to access discussion questions for all of the articles included in the article guide.
Module One: Ethics Terminology
Click here to access a statement about why it is important to study ethics..
Click here to access the pre-test for the entire course.
Click here to access the pre-test just for the ethics terminology module.
Click here to access ACGME Principles of Medical Ethics.
Click here to access the handout for the ethics terminology module.
Click here to access the post-test just for the ethics terminology module.
Module Two: Slang ‘On Board’ — A Moral Analysis of Medical Jargon
Module Three: Diagnostic Overshadowing
Please see the curriculum outline for this module.
Module Four: Relationships with Pharmaceutical Representatives
Click here to access vignettes and a handout for module four.
Click here to access the core concepts outline for this module.
Module Five: Ethical Concerns Regarding the Underserved
Click here to access slides for module five.
Module Six: Wrap Up
Click here to access the post-test for the curriculum.
Appendix
Click here to access links to bioethics websites.
Ethics Curriculum Videos
Module 2: Slang ‘On Board’ — A Moral Analysis of Medical Jargon — two videos (in the main video)
Module 4: Relationships with Pharmaceutical Representatives — three videos (in the main video)
Module 5: Video from Dr. Sheryl Fleisch (separate video)
Module 6: Course Wrap-Up — bloopers (in the main video)
Actors: Dr. Jessica Khan, Dr. Yarelis Guzman-Quinones, Dr. Jaison Nainaparampil, Dr. Andrew Pierce
Camera Crew: Caroline Nickerson, Britany Griffin
Writer: Dr. Cara Yergen
Producer: Dr. Jackie Hobbs