ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate meclical ethits level of first-year mecdical stuclents in Guangzhou medical college,which contributes to provide guidance of medical ethics education for interns. Methods To investigate 183 cases of first-year medical students. They were asked to deal with a case of 'a vagrant needed emergency treatment'. The statistics datum were classified according to 'norms of medical ethics and ways of implementation made by the Ministry of Health for medical staff'.Results 99.45% of them thought they should immediately save patients' live;but less than 28.96%thought of using cheap and fine medicines;only 38.80% mentioned the patients' mood. And there was no significant difference between boys and girls(P>0.05). Conclusion Medical students have already established a 'life-saving' awareness when they are freshman, but they also need to learn how to put ethics into practice.