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Role Model-Based Ethics Education and Moral Injury Prevention in Second-Year Medical Students
Sponsor: Chun Lun Hsu
Summary
This study examines whether role model-based ethics education can reduce moral injury and perceived stress, and improve resilience, among second-year medical students in Taiwan. Students participated in a general education ethics course and self-selected into one of two groups: a standard-intensity group receiving role model narratives and guided handouts, or an enhanced-intensity group receiving the same content plus reflective writing assignments and live guest appearances by featured practitioners. Validated questionnaires measuring moral injury (MIDS), perceived stress (PSS-14), and resilience (CD-RISC-10) were administered before and after the course. Open-ended written responses were also collected and analyzed. The study aims to inform early curricular integration of ethics education in medical training and to identify instructional designs that support moral agency without inadvertently promoting emotional disengagement.
Official title: Role Model-Based Ethics Education and Moral Injury Prevention in Second-Year Medical Students: A Mixed-Methods Quasi-Experimental Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
101
Start Date
2025-11-01
Completion Date
2026-02-20
Last Updated
2026-06-18
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Role Model-Based Ethics Education (Standard Intensity)
Participants attended a semester-long general education ethics course incorporating role model narratives drawn from real clinical practitioners. Guided reflection handouts were provided to facilitate structured engagement with the ethical themes presented. This condition served as the active comparator.
Role Model-Based Ethics Education (Enhanced Intensity)
Participants attended the same role model-based ethics course as the standard-intensity group, with two additional components: structured reflective writing assignments requiring personal ethical reflection, and live guest appearances by the practitioners featured in the role model narratives. This condition served as the experimental arm.
Locations (1)
National Defense Medical University
Taipei, Taiwan