Medical students' attitudes to medical.. Nadia H. Saied Ann Coll Med Mosul December 2013 Vol. 39 No. 2 101 Medical students' attitudes to medical ethics education Nadia H. Saied From the Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq. Correspondence: Nadia H. Saied. allsaied@yahoo.com. (Ann Coll Med Mosul 2013; 39 (2): 101-106). Received: 24 th Jun. 2012; Accepted: 23 th Apr. 2013. ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate medical students' attitudes and opinions regarding medical ethics education. Subjects and methods: The study was conducted in the College of Medicine, University of Mosul during the academic year 2011-2012. A cross-sectional study design was adopted with a self-administered questionnaire form distributed to medical students in the 5 th and 6 th undergraduate grades. Results: Of 150 respondents, the majority (82%) considered medical ethics teaching for medical students an important issue, and 69.3% agreed that medical ethics teaching would influence the attitudes and behaviors of doctors, and improve patient-doctor relationship. However, only 40% had general interest in learning more about medical ethics. Two thirds (64.8) of students were confident with their ability to recognize a significant ethical problems in clinical practice. Only 36% knew how to proceed when a patient is mentally incompetent. Conclusion: Medical students have a low positive attitude about the medical ethics teaching, and they may not be adequately prepared to meet the challenges of clinical practice. There should be incorporation of creative and integrated ethics curriculum to start in the first medical grade, with emphasis on ethical aspect of daily medical practice. ت الطبين أخلقياطب تجاه تعلية ال هىاقف طلبة كل نادية حازم سعيذ ، العراقوىصل، الوىصلهعة اللطب، جاوجتوع، كلية ا فرع طب ال خلصة ال ذف هن الذراسة: اله           .      عول:ىاد وطرق ال الو  ,        3122 - 3123         ,                -     .  لنتائ ا ج:   261    ,   (   \3    )%      ,       74,4              %   .  51     %  (     .    75,\    )%    ,        47         % .    اجات: الستنت                                 .     .              INTRODUCTION lobally, there was a great emphasis on medical ethics (MEs) which has been subjected to scientific and clinical teaching. 1-4 In 1999, the World Medical Association "strongly recommended" to medical schools all over the world that teaching MEs and human rights should G