The Moral Competence Test in healthcare education: a critique based on informal logic.
Katzer M · 2026 · Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice
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The article critically examines Georg Lind's Moral Competence Test, which is often used to assess the moral abilities of healthcare professionals and students. Test results have purportedly shown that students' moral competence declines…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1007/s10459-026-10552-w