ME575: Medical Ethics

This course is designed to introduce students to the field of medical ethics and allow students to think through common ethical scenarios they may face throughout clinical practice. The Franklin Pierce University AZ PA Program supports the AAPA’s Guidelines for Ethical Conduct for the Physician Assistant Profession and the NCCPA’s Code of Conduct for Certified and Certifying Physician Assistants. During this course, the student will be given the opportunity to discuss topics covered in each of these publications as well as discuss patient cases in which ethical decision making was required.