Teaching Bioethics to Medical Technology Students in Pakistan

Incorporating ethics education in curriculum of medical technology students andhighlighting the importance of teaching the subject to this particular population in this partof world are our aims. at siut we have a school with name of “zain ul abidin” school ofbiomedical technology, which is supposed to award b.s. degree in 5 sub-specialties thatis hemodialysis, radiology, laboratory sciences, operation theater technology and intensivecare technology. this school is affiliated by karachi university. the students entering inschool have done fellow in science (f.sc.)with pre-medical group, thus have backgroundknowledge of biology, physics, chemistry, languages, religion and pakistan studies.here for b.s. included in their curriculum are the subjects of anatomy, physiology,biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, pathology, islamiat and english for all andthen related sub-specialty topics to each group for example student in hemodialysis groupmore exposed to nephrology topics etc.i planned to add ethics with subjects, which are common to all specialties and designedcurriculum.curriculum was approved (after minor changes), from karachi university and i startedteaching ethics to these students. this paper highlights methods and tools of teaching andevaluation and results observed. this will be the first examination in bioethics frommedical technologists, at university level in the history of country.this is a great achievement in country to start teaching bioethics to medical technologists.karachi university has implemented the same curriculum to other medical technologyschools affiliated with university.