<p>The historic integration of philosophy and medicine is clearly reflected in the work of medieval Muslim physician-philosophers, who viewed ethical reflection as essential to medical practice and education. However, this tradition declined in later centuries as philosophical inquiry was increasingly marginalized in favor of religious sciences and imported European technical knowledge, culminating in the exclusion of philosophy from academic life in many modern Muslim societies, including Saudi Arabia. Today, philosophy remains largely absent from Saudi medical education. Bioethics, an interdisciplinary discipline with its roots in moral philosophy, represents a limited application of philosophical thought in medical curricula. It is often narrowly framed as a technical or legalistic subject, with minimal emphasis on critical reflection or moral reasoning. This paper argues that Saudi medical schools must reclaim the intellectual legacy of Islamic philosophical ethics by embedding it into a reimagined, philosophically grounded approach to bioethics education. Drawing on historical examples of Muslim physician-philosophers, the paper outlines how such integration can help cultivate not only clinical competence but also moral character, thereby advancing a more holistic model of medical education.</p>