Code of ethical conduct and core competencies for medical educators: fostering integrity and excellence

Authors

  • Khadija Farrukh Department of Medical Education, Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10776

Keywords:

Code of Ethics, Medical Educators, Ethics in medical education

Abstract

Ethics refers to a branch of philosophy that deals with the study of moral principles and values that directs individual and group behaviour. It is apprehensive to what is right and what is wrong under certain circumstance and in different situations. The code of ethics are the fundamental values that guides code of conduct.1 There is imperative need to develop code of ethics and code of conduct for medical educators in Pakistan. Code of ethics plays a guiding role to implement code of conduct. There should be some standards to set levels of acceptable medical educator performance. Performance benchmark should be created to assess level of competence in medical educators by defining core competencies1.

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Published

2024-08-23

How to Cite

Farrukh, K. (2024). Code of ethical conduct and core competencies for medical educators: fostering integrity and excellence. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(9), 1685–1686. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10776

Issue

Section

Short Communication