Towards effective outcomes in teaching, learning and assessment of law in medical education

摘要: CONTEXT Law is slowly emerging as a core subject area in medical education, alongside content on the ethical responsibilities of doctors to protect and promote patient health well-being. Curriculum statements have begun advise methods for organising teaching assessment. However, no comprehensive overview approaches delivery this law curriculum has been undertaken. OBJECTIVES This paper reports an assessment nature strength published evidence base teaching, learning education. It also provides thematic from best available literature students their legal knowledge skills. METHODS A systematic review was completed. Detailed scrutiny resulted inclusion 31 empirical sources 11 conceptual papers. The quality included material assessed. RESULTS Significant gaps exist base. Empirical studies are characterised by insufficient sample sizes focus individual study programmes. They rely measures student satisfaction evaluating short-term outcomes rather than assessing whether retained impacts outcomes. Studies reveal lack coordination between pre- or non-clinical clinical medico-legal Although development students' available, much distant practice which its application would be tested. placements appears opportunistic structured. CONCLUSIONS place remains uncertain should more clearly identified. robust needed realise aspirations behind enable develop sufficient literacy manage challenging encounters. Further research into effective skills during following initial