Abstract: Objective To explore the teaching outcome of medical ethics course jointly by clinical teachers and humanities teachers. Methods A total of 286 students from eight-year curriculum enrolled from 2007 to 2013 in Health Science Center Peking University were selected for clinical practice in Peking University Third Hospital from May 2012 to May 2018, Four clinical teachers and two medical humanities teachers form medical ethics teaching team, Medical ethics is taught for two months a year in total 30 hours. Every year after the end of the course, the students'acceptance of medical ethics teaching team is investigated by questionnaire, and the teaching outcome is evaluated. Results There were 86.7% (248/286) students expressed their interest in medical ethics, 83.2% (238/286) students thought that the study of the medical ethics could adjust their clinical thinking, 78% (223/286) students also hoped to discuss further, 93.4% (267/286) students expressed their satisfaction with medical ethics, 54.9%(157/286)students thought the course of medical ethics should run through the stages of basic medicine science, clinical medicine and secondary discipline stage. Conclusions The physicians' participation in the teaching of medical humanities courses stimulate students' interest, Improve students' learning satisfaction. Medical ethics learning should run through all stages of medical learning.

Key words: Medical ethics, Teaching methods, Clinical teachers, Medical humanities teachers