Students’ Perception on Medical Ethics Learning from Two Medical Faculties in Jakarta

Abstract

Background: Medical ethics is one of competencies that medical doctor' graduates should be accomplished. However, there is no consensus on standard of ethics learning for medical students. Many variations carried out by different medical faculties. This study aimed to identify the students' perception of medical ethics learning in 2 medical faculties. Method: This was a descriptive analysis study from questionnaires to final academic year students about medical ethics learning in the medical faculty of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (UIN) and Universitas Yarsi (Yarsi). Total sampling was used with exclusion of students who had to join his juniors. Data was collected between November 2019 to May 2020 with total respondents of 212 people (83 UIN and 129 Yarsi). Data was analysed by SPSS 20 with chi-square analysis. Result and discussion: Ethics learning in both faculty of medicine were integrated within the module. However, about 75% UIN students said the medical ethics learning was done in each semester, while only 52% Yarsi students agreed (p=0.014). 60% of UIN students were agreed that there was always trigger case related to medical ethic, while 69% Yarsi students were agreed (p=0.012). There was no disagreed from Yarsi students, while 5% of UIN students were disagreed that they were competent to handle ethics problems (0.036). Conclusion: Medical students have learned medical ethics differently among medical faculties. Self-evaluation of their medical ethics learning, and competency showed significantly different. To ensure the graduates has minimal standard for ethics competency, standard for medical ethics learning needs to be used in designing the learning process for the students.