Table 1.

Bioethics, deontology, and ethics teaching in Spanish medical schools

General description	n	%
Total number of medical schools in Spain	44	100
Ownership of medical schools
private	10	22.7
public	34	77.3
Does this medical school teach bioethics, deontology, and ethics?
yes	44	100
no	0	0
Description of teaching in bioethics, deontology, and ethics
Credits by Medical Schools (n = 43)
0-0.99	3	7
1-1.99	3	7
2-2.99	8	18.6
3- 3.99	17	39.5
4-4.99	3	7
5-5.99	2	4.7
6-6.99	4	9.3
≥7.0	3	7
Analyzed subjects total	2569
Subjects about bioethics, deontology, and ethics	56	2.2
Type of teaching
exclusive	27	48.2
combined	29	51.8
Type of subject
core education	11	19.6
compulsory	44	78.6
optional	1	1.8
Duration
annual	3	5.4
four months long	51	91.1
three months long	2	3.5
School year
first	6	10.7
second	20	35.7
third	15	26.8
fourth	9	16.1
fifth	4	7.1
sixth	2	3.6