Staying neutral or intervening? ; Ethics teachers’ ideas on how to respond to alarming cases brought forward by medical students in class: A qualitative study in the Netherlands

Abstract Ethics teachers are regularly confronted with disturbing cases brought in by medical students in class. These classes are considered confidential, so that everyone can speak freely about their experiences. But what should ethics teachers do when they hear about a situation they consider to be outright alarming, for example where patients/students’ safety is at stake or where systematic power abuse seems to be at hand? Should they remain neutral or should they step in and intervene? In the Netherlands, as in many other countries, there are no clear guidelines for ethics teachers on how... Mehr ...