POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC: HOW SAFE IS CADAVER DISSECTION IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS?

Cadaver surgical training in Japan: its past, present, and ideal future perspectives

Surgery Today ◽

10.1007/s00595-021-02330-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Toshiaki Shichinohe ◽

Eiji Kobayashi

Keyword(s):

Surgical Training ◽

Clinical Medicine ◽

Medical Schools ◽

Professional Autonomy ◽

Cadaver Dissection ◽

Private Companies ◽

Promotion Committee ◽

History Of ◽

Operating Organization ◽

Japan Surgical Society

AbstractThe framework for cadaver surgical training (CST) in Japan was established in 2012, based on the “Guidelines for Cadaver Dissection in Education and Research of Clinical Medicine” of the Japan Surgical Society (JSS) and the Japanese Association of Anatomists. Subsequently, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare allocated funding from its budget for CST. By 2019, CST was being practiced in 33 medical schools and universities. Currently, the CST Promotion Committee of the JSS reviews each CST report submitted by medical schools and universities and provides guidance based on professional autonomy. This paper outlines the history of CST in Japan and presents a plan for its future. To sustain and oversee CST implementation, an operating organization, funded by stakeholders, such as government agencies, academic societies, and private companies, is needed.

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Teaching Musculoskeletal Module using dissection videos: feedback from medical students

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-021-03036-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ayman G. Mustafa ◽

Nour R. Taha ◽

Sami Zaqout ◽

Mohammed Seed Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Musculoskeletal System ◽

Teaching Method ◽

Medical Schools ◽

Cadaver Dissection ◽

Hands On ◽

Teaching Anatomy ◽

Anatomy Lab ◽

At Home

Abstract Background and Aims Over the last two decades many medical schools have been exploring alternatives to hands-on cadaver dissection in teaching anatomy. This study aimed at reporting medical students’ feedback on using dissection videos in teaching anatomy of the musculoskeletal system. Methods Dissection videos were used to teach the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system for third year medical students. At the end of the module, feedbacks from medical students were reported using a questionnaire designed for this purpose. Statistically valid responses were considered for 284 students. Results Around 60% of the students enjoyed learning anatomy by watching dissection videos but the majority - mostly non-Jordanian - thought that the duration of the videos should be shorter. 83% (236/284)of the students enjoyed the presence of an instructor to guide them through the video and 85% (241/284) wanted to discuss the content with the instructor after watching. Most of the students liked to have access to the videos at any time in an open lab policy. Only 23% (66/284) of the students - mostly Jordanian – were willing to completely replace cadaveric prosections with dissection videos. Most of the students found that dissection videos helped them to understand anatomy lectures in a better way and in memorizing anatomical details. A significantly higher percentage of Jordanian students preferred watching dissection videos at home and preferred dissection videos to replace traditional anatomy lab sessions. Conclusions In the light of our present findings, using dissection videos as a teaching method of anatomy was well received by students. However, it seemed that the students wanted dissection videos to be integrated with using cadaveric prosections rather than replacing them.

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Cadaver Dissection Is Obsolete in Medical Training! A Misinterpreted Notion

Medical Principles and Practice ◽

10.1159/000488320 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 201-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Ismail Memon

Keyword(s):

World Literature ◽

Medical Training ◽

Medical Schools ◽

Cadaver Dissection ◽

Postgraduate Medical Training ◽

Structural Details ◽

The Status ◽

And Training ◽

Modified Forms ◽

Anatomy Teaching

Cadaver dissection (CD) is considered a tool for studying the structural details of the human body. Lately, conflicting opinions regarding the utility of this modality in medical training have been published in medical literature. This review of the literature examines the status of anatomy teaching with CD in traditional, modern, and postgraduate medical training across the world. Literature published in the English language on topics related to CD in the past 3 decades was scrutinized using different search engines. About 200 full texts were reviewed. We describe how medical schools have continued to include CD in anatomy teaching in the traditional or modified form. Medical schools that stopped or decreased CD have learnt from their experiences, and have restarted it in modified forms by integrating it vertically with medical training. In addition, CD activities have increased in postgraduate anatomy courses, surgery training, and voluntary/optional CD programs. CD, when integrated vertically, still has a part to play in medical training in modified ways. This overview may help curriculum designers to place CD in medical curricula and training programs in a justified manner.

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