Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine 2008-0387 19 0 2026 08 18 1694 1694 EN Somayeh Noori Hekmat Professor of Health Services Management, Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Mina Mobasher Associate Professor, Department of Medical Ethics, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Habibeh Ahmadipour Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Reza Malekpour Afshar Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Abbas Pardakhty Professor of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics Research Center, Neuropharmacology Research Institute, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. 2026 02 27 2026 08 18 Educational approaches to teaching medical ethics are often successful provided that they engage students actively in class. The present study set out to develop, implement, and evaluate an instructional approach to teaching medical ethics using brief dramatized videos to present common clinical ethical dilemmas in culturally respectful, psychologically safe formats. Five short educational videos were created based on the general medical ethics curriculum in Iran, each depicting a specific ethical issue (informed consent, truth-telling, patient privacy, medical errors, and conflicts of interest). The videos featured child actors and were used in interactive classroom sessions over two academic semesters. This educational approach was evaluated by conducting a cross-sectional survey based on the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product) model.The evaluation showed high levels of student satisfaction across all four CIPP domains, with particularly strong scores in student engagement, video content quality, and application of ethical principles. Students reported that the video-based sessions helped them better understand ethical challenges and facilitated deeper reflection on professional behavior. It appears that short, culturally sensitive educational videos have the potential to serve as an effective tool for teaching medical ethics. We therefore recommend future implementation across diverse educational contexts and studies. https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/1694 https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/download/1694/496