1st week – slides 1-4

Personal Ethics Leads to Medical Ethics 1st week slides – 1-4

E t h i c s a system of moral principles governing the appropriate conduct for a person or group the study of moral standards and how they affect conduct 1st week slides 1-4

1st week slides 1-4

2nd week – slides 5 & 6

Integrity the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards

3rd week slides 7 & 8

Values the accepted principles or standards of a person a standard of moral or ethical decision-making 3rd week – slides 7 & 8

Morals Relating to issues of right and wrong and to how individual people should behave

Standards a level of quality or excellence that is accepted as the norm or by which actual achievements and actions are judged

Honor strong moral character or strength, and adherence to ethical principles personal dignity

Honesty moral uprightness: the quality, condition, or characteristic of being fair, truthful, and morally upright

Acceptance Acceptance: recognize other people are worthy no matter how different they may be from me Tolerance: the acceptance of others; willingness to treat somebody as a member of a group or social circle

Attitude an opinion or general feeling about something based upon our values that results in actions

Respect Consideration for and high regard for others that leads to understanding and thoughtful behavior

Caring Showing compassion and concern for others Behavior that is kind, thoughtful, considerate, compassionate, sensitive, empathetic, and therapeutic

Responsibility Able to be counted on to do what is right and to follow through Someone who takes responsibility is reliable, trustworthy, and conscientious.

Choices Making a decision to choose a course of action or behavior based upon ethical principles

Dependability Reliable and able to be trusted to follow through