Knowledge and practice of ethics among postgraduates in a public sector tertiary care hospital.

Objective: To explore the present state of competency in clinical ethics among postgraduate trainees in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: The interview-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Civil Hospital, Karachi, from September 2018 to March 2019, and comprised postgraduate trainees of either gender in any year of the training programme across all specialties. Data was collected using self-reported questionnaire seeking opinion about present working conditions regarding clinical ethical issues on the hospital ground and problems they face from day to day.