Problematization methodology and flipped classroom in teaching medical ethics to clinical cycle students

experience report

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56102/afmo.2025.381

Keywords:

Ethics Medical, Medical students, Bioethics, Codes of Ethics

Abstract

The Brazilian Code of Medical Ethics outlines the rights and responsibilities of physicians to protect medical professionals and their patients. However, the medical field is surrounded by ethical professional processes, evidencing the lack of knowledge among practitioners about medical ethics principles and guidelines. This study reports the experience of undergraduate medical students who participated in an extension course on medical ethics that addressed various topics using a problematization methodology and elements of the flipped classroom to promote active engagement. This activity aimed to reinforce the importance of medical ethics and its implications in medical practice. Students reported that the participation enhanced their autonomy in decision-making and encouraged a more critical posture towards ethical dilemmas in the medical profession.

Author Biographies

Liz Camila Labrada Quevedo, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Linked to the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Aparecida Aylara Isabella Souza Gonçalves, Faculty of Medicine of Olinda

Linked to the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Isaac Vinicius Dantas Ribeiro, Faculty of Medicine of Olinda

Medical student at the Faculty of Medicine of Olinda - FMO (2021.2 - current). He studied Medicine at the Universidad del Pacifico - UP (2017-2021) for two and a half years. Participated in the congresses of the XII Anatomy and Histologist Conference (2018), presenting the "Auricle right as a pacemaker of the heart" in the format of a scientific article; and the XIII Jornada de Morfofisiologia (2019) with the work "inflamacíon" in the format of a scientific article, both organized by the Sociedad Cientifica de los Estudiantes de Medicina (SOCEM UP PJC). Indicating your interest in the academic area and participating in extra-curricular projects.

Larissa Souza Bezerra, Faculty of Medicine of Olinda

Linked to the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Letícia Maria Silva Evangelista, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Linked to the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda, and member of the Academic League of Family and Community Medicine (LAMFC - FMO). Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Cecília Gomes de Sá, Federal University of Pernambuco

PhD student in Law at the Postgraduate Program in Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Master in Law from the Postgraduate Program in Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco (PPGD/UFPE). Bachelor in Law from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). She is currently a professor of Medical Ethics at the Faculty of Medicine of Olinda and develops research in the field of Law and Psychoanalysis.

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2025-11-14

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Quevedo, L. C. L., Gonçalves, A. A. I. S., Ribeiro, I. V. D., Bezerra, L. S., Evangelista, L. M. S., & Sá, C. G. de. (2025). Problematization methodology and flipped classroom in teaching medical ethics to clinical cycle students: experience report. Annals of Olinda Medical School, 1(13), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.56102/afmo.2025.381

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Vol. 1 No. 13 (2025)

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