| 1. Patient-Doctor Relationship |
| 1.4.1. Giving Bad News | Δ | O | O | O | Δ | Δ | O |
| 1.4.2. Publicizing and Apologizing for Medical Errors | Δ | Δ | O | Δ | O | O | O |
| 1.5.1. Demands Against Medical Advices | Δ | O | O | O | O | O | O |
| 1.5.2. Professional Boundaries | Δ | O | O | O | O | O | Δ |
| 2. Relationship Between Medical Care and Society |
| 2.1.1. Understanding of Ethical Theory and Ethical Reasoning | O | O | O | O | O | Δ | O |
| 2.5.1. Medical Accidents, Disputes and Lawsuits | O | Δ | O | O | O | O | Δ |
| 2.5.2. Resolution of Medical Disputes | O | Δ | O | O | O | O | Δ |
| 3. Individual field of Expertise |
| 3.1.2. Artificial Abortion | X | O | O | O | X | Δ | O |
| 3.2.2. Brain Death | X | O | O | O | Δ | X | Δ |
| 3.2.3. Prohibition Against the Sale of Organs | X | O | O | O | Δ | Δ | X |
| 3.4.2. Infectious Disease Control | Δ | O | O | O | O | O | Δ |
| 1. Learning Outcomes in Basic medical education2. The KMA principles and guidelines for physician’s professional ethics3. Clinical ethics (3rd ed)4. Textbook of medical ethics(3rd ed)5. GMC good medical practice (U.K.)6. The JMA guidelines for physician’s profession-al ethics(Japan)7. DeCamp Report, Romanell Report(U.S.A.) |
| O = same (sub)category or componentX = noneΔ = similar or related content |