scholarly journals Medical Students' Attitude to wards Anatomy Dissection: A Study from Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
Nitasha Sharma ◽  
S Subedi ◽  
R Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Cadaver Dissection ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Time Optimization ◽  
Near Future

INTRODUCTION: Among medical education institutions worldwide, the time allotted for anatomy instruction has decreased without any reasonable time optimization suggestions. In addition, the utility of cadaver dissection has long been debated.MATERIAL & METHODS: This study was conducted to determine the attitudes of preclinical students to cadaver dissection in the study of human anatomy. A collection of questionnaire was introduced to 290 preclinical students, including both MBBS and BDS of Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal. For each question, the students were to choose one of the three possible responses: “yes”, “no” or “undecided”. Out of the 290 students (162 female and 128 male) involved in the study.RESULTS: Fifty five percentage said they were curious, 41% experience of anatomy dissection hall was interesting, 3% said it was enj oyable and remaining 1% said it was boring. An analysis of the questionnaire showed that a vast majority of the students (93%) considered cadaver dissection as important and indispensable in the study of human anatomy, on the issue of replacing cadaver dissection with plastic models in the near future, majority of the students under study (73%) didn't favored such a replacement, while 24% did. In the present study, 29% of students mentioned there was not enough chances of dissection for every individual students and 40% of students said the time allocated for dissection classes was not enough.CONCLUSION: From the results of the present study, one might confidently infer that cadaver dissection is still considered important and indispensable in the study of human anatomy.Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, Vol. 5, No, 2, 2017, Page: 12-17                                

scholarly journals Attitude of first year medical students towards cadaveric dissection: a cross sectional study in a medical college of West Bengal, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2679
Author(s):  
Romy Biswas ◽  
Raktim Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cadaver Dissection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
First Year Medical Students

Background: Cadaver dissection is mandatory for medical education. The cadaver dissection develops the knowledge and skill of the students regarding human anatomy to understand and accomplish the necessity of medical education and clinics in future. This study was conducted to assess the attitude and emotional reactions of first year Medical students to the dissecting cadavers.Methods: The attitude and opinion of students on cadaver dissection was assessed by a modified structured pretested questionnaire after one week of dissection class among all first year medical students by cross-sectional design.Results: Males and females were in the ratio of 7:3.88.3% complied that active involvement is necessary but only 10.9% told that models or virtual program could replace dissection. Altogether 49.6%% had experienced the excitement, 15.3% had experienced headache and sweating. 87.6%% were curious about cadaver dissection and 84.7 %were interested; however 8% had negative feelings towards dead body.Conclusions: Majority of students opined cadaver dissection was the best method for learning and understanding Human anatomy. Pre-education sessions and interaction with the teacher’s prior dissection will help to remove the anxiety among students and will enable them to get involved in their dissection classes.

scholarly journals Az orvosi antropológia című tantárgy helye és szerepe az orvosképzésben. Az úgynevezett szegedi modell

2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (39) ◽  
pp. 1527-1532
Author(s):  
Bettina Pikó ◽  
Erzsébet Kapocsi ◽  
Gergely Tari ◽  
Hedvig Kiss ◽  
Katalin Barabás
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Anthropology ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Biological Reality ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Globalized World

Abstract: It is a necessary part of modern medical education that medical students should learn about the binary nature of human beings – biological and cultural – since both have an impact on our behavior. The subject of medical anthropology helps with understanding the mechanisms and lay concepts behind patients’ decisions which is particularly important in our globalized world. The major goal of this course is to help medical students with acquiring cultural competence through theoretical bases and empirical examples that may help them later in their work when they meet patients with different cultural backgrounds. In the present study, we introduce the course of Medical Anthropology as it happens at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged: the so-called Szeged model – its aims, syllabus, strengths, opportunities and possible difficulties. During the development of the subject, we greatly focused on its links to other subjects of behavioral and medical sciences and on its practice-oriented nature. Thus, the course partly contains of lectures and seminars which display cultural variability in relation to biological reality through practical examples. As a result, the topics of medical anthropology prepare the students to use the knowledge as well as skills and attitudes in clinical practice. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(39): 1527–1532.

scholarly journals Near-Peer Teaching in Human Anatomy from a Tutors’ Perspective: An Eighteen-Year-Old Experience at the University of Bologna

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Ester Orsini ◽  
Marilisa Quaranta ◽  
Giulia Mariani ◽  
Sara Mongiorgi ◽  
Lucio Cocco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Knowledge Retention ◽  
Peer Teaching ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Cadaver Dissection ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The University

The University of Bologna School of Medicine in 2003 adopted a near-peer teaching (NPT) program with senior medical students teaching and assisting younger students in human anatomy laboratories. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of this program—unique on the Italian academic panorama—from the tutors’ perspective. An anonymous online survey was administered to all those who acted as peer tutors in the period from 2003 to 2021; it evaluated tutors’ perceptions regarding the influence of the tutoring experience on their skillset gains, academic performance, and professional career. Furthermore, tutors were asked to express their views on the value of cadaver dissection in medical education and professional development. The overall perception of the NPT program was overwhelmingly positive and the main reported benefits were improved long-term knowledge retention and academic performance, improved communication, team-working and time management skills, and enhanced self-confidence and motivation. Most tutors strongly believed that cadaver dissection was an invaluable learning tool in medical education, helped them to develop professionalism and human values, and positively influenced the caring of their future patients. Nearly all the participants highlighted the importance of voluntary body donation for medical education and research. The present results supported the thesis that tutors themselves benefited from the act of teaching peers; this impactful experience equipped them with a wide range of transferable skills that they could draw on as future educators and healthcare professionals.

scholarly journals The First Cadaveric Dissection in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Soumit Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Cadaver Dissection ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cadaveric Dissection ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Bengal Renaissance ◽  
The 19Th Century

Historical Perspective The first cadaver dissection in India in the 19th century after millennia of social prejudices took place in the recently established Calcutta Medical College in 1835, the first medical college in Asia imparting western medical education to British, Anglo Indians and Indians in the empire.  The first scientific approach to medical sciences commenced following this landmark event and set the trend for future liberal attitudes in society and contributed to the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century. This is a fictional account of the day when it happened. Only the characters and the fact that the dissection occurred are real.

Perceptions of medical students towards autopsy teaching and its significance

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Arjun Tandon ◽  
Tanuj Kanchan ◽  
Alok Atreya ◽  
Abhishek Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Death Certification ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Medical Education Curriculum

The importance of autopsies in medical education is multidimensional. In accordance with the existing medical curriculum in India, forensic medicine is a subject taken up during the second year of the MBBS, and undergraduate students of medicine are expected to witness a minimum of 10 autopsies during the third to fifth semesters. This research analyses the perceptions of medical students towards medico-legal autopsy teaching and its significance at one medical institution in India. A total of 450 MBBS students participated in the study and submitted their responses to the predesigned semi-structured 20-point questionnaire on autopsy viewing and its relevance in general. The obtained data were analysed statistically using SPSS software. More than 75% of students agreed that they could appreciate the actual morphology and pathological changes in the human organs. There was a positive response from 54.9% students, who affirmed that autopsy helped refresh and improve their knowledge of human anatomy. More than 60% students agreed to have gained understanding of clinical–pathological correlations and became acquainted with death certification. The majority of the students (53.6%) agreed that autopsy postings made them mentally and emotionally stronger. The present study provides useful evidence regarding the perceptions of medical students towards autopsy teaching, and intends to highlight the utility of autopsies in enhancing the knowledge of medical students and its significance in the medical education curriculum.

scholarly journals ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR ROLE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 916-919
Author(s):  
Ashfaq Ul Hassan ◽  
◽  
Yasser Abdullah ◽  
Sajad Hamid ◽  
Sayed Mursaleen Tazeem Bukhari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Financial Problems

Introduction: Pandemic leads to all sorts of psychological and financial problems. One substantial group significantly affected includes medical students. The need of the hour is to deliver safety and least exposure of students to the COVID 19 positive individuals. Methods: A questionnaire was prepared in paper based form and distributed to hundred (100) students in the department of Anatomy Sheri kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Bemina Srinagar. Discussion: The questionnaire depicted the experience of medical students with tele-education, including questions related to ability to use electronic devices, nature and speed of internet employed, type of electronic devices the students own, experience of advanced technology in medical education. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic depicted negative psychological effects on medical students. In this study, we observed that most medical students had access to electronic devices and were able to use them.

scholarly journals Attitude and Use of E-Learning, education by medical students in Shiraz, Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ghanizadeh ◽  
Sharif Mosallaei ◽  
Maryam Sharifian Dorche ◽  
Ali Sahraian ◽  
Parisa Yazdanshenas
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Medical Education And Training ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Technological Limitations ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the use of e-learning in medical education in Shiraz, Iran.Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 300 medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire contained a series of questions on the demographic characteristics, accessibility to computer and internet, use of internet for medical education and training, familiarity with e-learning, and the reasons for use of computer.Results: A total of 270 participants completed their questionnaires, 30.7% students reported familiarity with e-learning, 21.3% found e-learning beneficial, 57.6% used internet for education, 43.4% considered e-learning useful for medical education, and 57.9% students thought e-learning must be more prevalent in medical education. Most of the students (78.5%) used their personal computer for e-learning, only 6.3% did not use the computer for education.Conclusion: Considering the increasing role of computer and internet in daily life, the current results indicate that the attitude of the participants towards e-learning was positive. However, medical students have to be made aware of the advantages of e-learning. Technological limitations were less compared to reports from the other developing countries.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards COVID-19 among Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Singh ◽  
Robin Man Karmacharya ◽  
Satish Vaidya ◽  
Bala Ram Malla ◽  
Gakul Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: In late December 2019, COVID-19 was first seen in Wuhan, China which has been spreading to the whole world in subsequent months. Till the time this manuscript is written, COVID-19 has infected more than 2million people and killed more than 129843 people all around the world. First step in fighting against COVID-19 is to have appropriate knowledge and correct attitude and practices. Methods: This study was done to know the knowledge, attitude and practices on COVID-19 amongst medical students of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) using internet based structured questionnaires. The survey was conducted from April 2, 2020 to April 09, 2020 (one-week after lock down following COVID-19 spread in Nepal). Structured questionnaire was used by the Medical students of Kathmandu University Hospital. There were 19 questionnaires regarding Knowledge, three regarding Attitude and five regarding Practices. Results: Out of 631 responders, the mean correct Knowledge score was 83.4%. Of the 19 Knowledge questionnaires, the mean score was 15.8 (Range 0-19). Regarding the Attitude questionnaire, 81.7% responders had a positive attitude toward COVID-19 being controlled globally in near future. Majority of the responders wore masks when going out in recent days (96%) and 97.6% of responders didn’t go to crowded places during this period. Conclusion: Medical Students have good knowledge, optimistic attitude and appropriate preventive practices towards COVID-19. Better knowledge is associated with online or onsite training obtained about COVID-19 outbreaks. Optimistic Attitude and appropriate preventive practices was associated with better knowledge of the responders.

scholarly journals Teaching professionalism in cadaver dissection: medical students' perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Khabaz Mafinejad ◽  
Mohammad Taherahmadi ◽  
Fariba Asghari ◽  
Kobra Mehran Nia ◽  
Saeeid Reza Mehrpour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Cadaver Dissection ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Professional Behaviors ◽  
Ethical Behaviors ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Post

This study was designed to facilitate freshman medical students’ adaptation to the dissection room and familiarize them with the related ethical codes. Single-group post-test design research was conducted at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2018 - 2019. The program began with a brief explanation of the necessity of the subject, and after a documentary film was shown, the principles of professional and ethical behaviors in the dissection room were discussed by a panel of experts. In the end, a valid and reliable evaluation questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = 0.89) was distributed among the students. A total of 129 questionnaires were completed and returned. Overall, 94.4% of the students believed that the program provided an excellent opportunity to reflect on professional behaviors during practical anatomy sessions. In addition, 92.8% of the students believed that they would use the ethical points mentioned in the program in the future. Content analysis of the open questions produced three main categories: "motivating learning", "application of theory in practice" and "changing the attitude toward responsibility". The results indicate that adequate preparation for cadaver dissection sessions and learning about professional behavior codes in the first exposure can help medical students to better understand the principles of professional behaviors.  

scholarly journals Cultivation of humanistic values in medical education through anatomy pedagogy and gratitude ceremony for body donors

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaihua Guo ◽  
Tao Luo ◽  
Li-Hua Zhou ◽  
Dazheng Xu ◽  
Guangming Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Medical Graduate ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background One of the most important objectives of modern medical education is to empower medical students to become humanistic clinicians. Human anatomy plays a crucial role in this mission by using cadavers to cause reflections on death, dying, illness, and the role of medical practitioners in humanistic care. The objective of this study was to introduce, describe, and evaluate the impact of a ceremony in honor of the body donors on ethical and humanistic attitudes of medical students. Methods We used a phenomenological research approach to explore and understand the lived experiences of the anatomy teachers as they teach anatomy in the context of humanism and ethics. A separate survey of third-year medical students was carried out to understand their perceptions of changes in themselves, respect for donors and donor families, and their relationship with patients. Data were collected in two phases: a desktop review of teaching materials followed by in-depth interviews of the main anatomy teachers followed by a self-administered, 5-item Likert scaled questionnaire given to students. Results In the present article, we describe the rituals conducted in honor of body donors at our School of Medicine. We also describe the lived experiences of anatomy teachers as they work on improving humanistic education quality through the introduction of the concept of “silent mentor” which refers to a cadaver that quietly allows medical students to learn from it. In turn, a ceremony in honor of body donors who have altruistically donated their bodies so that learning anatomy through dissection would be possible is also introduced. A survey of the impact of the ceremony in honor of body donors on medical students revealed positive responses in terms of promoting studying anatomy (3.96 Vs 3.95) as well as reflections on own death (4.44 Vs 4.35), the life of body donors (4.07 Vs 4.04), and how to humanely view future patients and their significant others (4.32 Vs 4.24) relative to those that did not attend the ceremony (5-item Likert scale). The majority of the students that attended the ceremony also indicated that it had a positive impact on their future doctor-patient relationship, thinking about the possibility of donating their body for teaching as well as about medical ethics. Most of them also think that attending the ceremony helped reduce their anxiety, fear, and disgust of seeing corpses or dissecting and 90% insisted that memorial ceremonies should continue being conducted at Zhongshan Medical School. Conclusion The combination of the anatomy component of the basic medical curriculum and gratitude ceremonies as well as activities to promote body bequeathal programs might help to accomplish the goal of cultivating high-quality medical students and professionals for the future. The long-term benefits would be a medical graduate who exudes empathy, relates well with patients and their significant others, leading to a productive doctor-patient relationship.

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