In this course, students will explore and research issues related to the Health and Social Science fields. Students will examine moral dilemmas created or intensified by advances in medical technology and carefully examine historical, current, and emerging ethical issues related to the health field. Areas of focus in the course include, but are not limited to, the following: treatment of disabled persons, eugenics, trade in human organs, infectious diseases, animal and human medical research and experimentation, euthanasia, reproductive rights, genetic screening, engineering and human enhancement, access to health care and allocation of scarce medical resources.

*Priority enrollment given to those inducted into the Medical Academy

Open to 11th and 12th grade students

Learning Format: Traditional and Blended

Course Length: Semester