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Professional Ethics-I (Medical and Life Sciences): UR-711-Course Outline

UR-711-M.S/M. Phil Program

Course Goals

  1. To develop Good Muslim Professionals in the field of Medical Sciences
  2. To highlight the role of ethics in personality development
  3. To inculcate Professional-Ethics in Medical and Life Sciences
  4. To provide ethically-equipped professionals to meet the challenges in the field of Medical and Life Sciences

General Objectives

  1. To learn basic ethical values needed to build ethical conduct
  2. To help in development of moderate balanced personalities
  3. To explore relevance between ethics and professionalism
  4. To build capacity to think critically on ethical issues in respective professions

Teaching Methodology

  1. Interactive lectures linked to theory & practice
  2. Activity-Based Learning (ABL)
  3. Experiential Learning (EL)
  4. In-House Seminars/ Workshops.
  5. Presentations/ Exhibitions
  6. Community Projects/ Study Visits
  7. Audios/Videos

Course Contents Professional Ethics: Part-I

  1. Introduction to Professional Ethics
  2. Ethics, general introduction, Branches of Ethics, Distinction between Ethics, Morality
  3. Islamic vision in ethical management: How the Quran and Sunnah look on good and bad qualities.
  4. Desired Ethical Values (Akhlāq Hasanah) Vs. Undesirable Ethical Values (Akhlaq Sayyiah)
  5. Role of Islamic worship in behavior modification and personality development
  6. Understanding of self and relationship of human being with society and the Creator.
  7. Workplace ethics and implementation of quality production in Medical Sciences
  8. Conflict resolution in the light of Islamic ethics 
  9. Decision Making in the light of the Islamic sources
  10. Islamic system of life: The spirit of Islamic thought and civilization
  11. Islamic Jurisprudential thought, role of Shariah Objectives in reconstruction of Muslim thought and to give solutions of contemporary issues.
  12. Significance and limits of Halal and Haram in all fields of work. (An overview of Shariah guiding principles for specific field of work)
  13. Ethical aspects/ dimensions of social and professional environment
  14. Medical Ethics, history and practice, a comparative approach of Contemporary Religions.
  15. The vision of a Muslim Medical Practitioner (MMP), issues and challenges, guidelines from the Quran and Sunnah

Course Contents Professional Ethics: Part-II

  1. Muslims’ contribution to the fields of Medicines and Surgery
  2. Islamic Ethics about experimentation on Humans/Animals limitations and restrictions, guidelines from Shariah
  3. Physician Patient relationship and Islamic concept of the right of privacy
  4. Islamic Ethical Guidelines for biomedical research involving human residues, and organs
  5. Genetic engineering, limits, value and scope in the light of Shariah
  6. Postmortem its status in Islamic law of evidence, technicalities, issues and solutions 
  7. Cloning, test tube baby practices and challenges in the light of Islamic Law of Inheritance
  8. Infertility its ethical and psychological effects, Islamic way forward
  9. Organ Transplantation and donation and Islamic status, limits and challenges
  10. Cosmetic Surgery, limits and freedom in the light of Islamic Shariah
  11. Gender reassignment surgery and its implications on Muslim society
  12. Abortion – Prevention and termination of pregnancy, the objectives of Shariah.
  13. Birth Control and the economic guidelines of Shariah, challenges and solution
  14. Medical profession as a mission of curing not only physical problems but also treatment of whole human, including spiritual and moral problems.
  15. Medical Examination of opposite sex, limitations, socio-medical problems and solutions
  16. Hair transplantation, its need and importance, guidelines from Shariah

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Specific Objectives

  1. Knowledge:
      1. To understand the basic concepts of ethics and morality and professional life from Islamic perspective
      2. To develop leadership qualities needed for social change and professional excellence
  2. Skills:
      1. To think critically on ethical issues and their solutions.
      2. To apply the Islamic ethical values in their professional fields.
      3. To develop the competencies needed for creation of a fair social order.
      4. To develop innovative solutions
      5. To become entrepreneur with lawful (halal) ways and avoid unlawful, haram ways
      6. To analyze critically from an Islamic perspective traditional practices in professional life
  3. Attitude/Behavior:
      1. To develop sensible, responsible, truthful, and accountable professionals who can perform leading roles in their respective fields
      2. To construct a creative and innovative approach with commitment to professional and moral responsibility