Abstract
The purpose of this research was to examine whether the bioethics of medical students changed after receiving medical science lectures. The same questionnaire survey was conducted in the 1st year, 4th year and 6th year for new medical students in 2002-2003, and their replies were analyzed. As a result, the same trends were seen in all 3 surveys as regards "progress in medicine," "progress in genetic research," and "the use of genetic diagnostic tools for intractable nervous diseases with no cure." On the other hand, as to the question "would you willingly donate a sample to genetic research if asked?" the number who gave a positive response increased with increasing years of study (P < 0.001). This suggests that although students' perception of their own problems did change, their perception of problems related to society as a whole stayed the same from the time of their admission as new students right up to sixth grader.
