An initial preparation for human cadaveric dissection ameliorates the associated mental distress in students

Chaudhuri, Joydeep D.

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“…Learner Psychological Considerations. One quasi-experimental study and two cross-sectional studies found that strategies to provide psychological support prior to participation in gross anatomy labs and practical examinations were helpful in reducing learner anxiety ( Chaudhuri, 2021a ; Romo-Barrientos et al, 2019 ; Tyldesley, 1992 ), improving satisfaction with the learning experience ( Romo-Barrientos et al, 2019 ; Tyldesley, 1992 ), and were associated with higher academic performance ( Chaudhuri, 2021a ).…”

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Gross and Applied Anatomy Pedagogical Approaches in Occupational Therapy Education: A Scoping Review

Dove,

Hennessy,

Kirou-Mauro

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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Introduction. With technological advancements, anatomy teaching approaches in occupational therapy education have expanded. However, uncertainty remains regarding the approaches that best optimize academic and practice outcomes in student occupational therapists (OTs). Purpose. This scoping review mapped the pedagogical approaches used to teach musculoskeletal anatomy to student OTs. Methods. A scoping review was conducted, with a consultation exercise involving Canadian occupational therapy educators. Six databases were searched, with terms related to student OTs, anatomy, and education. Included articles were available in English, full text; featured empirical research of any study design and/or gray literature; featured a pedagogical approach used to teach anatomy; and targeted student OTs with the pedagogies. Results. Twenty-eight reports between 1978 and 2021 were included. Although technology-based pedagogies became more common with time, historically used pedagogies (e.g., lectures and labs) remained prominent and most common. Narrative synthesis regarding the effectiveness of anatomy pedagogical approaches identified five main factors: (a) anatomy competency; (b) teaching method diversity; (c) learner psychological considerations; (d) interprofessional education; and (e) optimal academic outcomes. Implications. This review demonstrates the importance of anatomy knowledge to occupational therapy education and practice. A diversity of pedagogical approaches, with and without technology, may foster better outcomes by addressing diverse learning needs.

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Gross and Applied Anatomy Pedagogical Approaches in Occupational Therapy Education: A Scoping Review

Dove,

Hennessy,

Kirou-Mauro

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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“…For most medical students, the exposure to post‐mortem human bodies in an anatomy setting is their first encounter with the transience of life and, ultimately, death (Attardi et al, 2022; Chaudhuri, 2022; Yakura et al, 2022; Zhang et al, 2022; Wu et al, 2023). The procedure of dissecting human tissues and incising an intact corpse can result in a broad variety of discomfort or stressful experiences for students in health science (Arráez‐Aybar et al, 2004; Cahill & Ettarh, 2009; Lindsey et al, 2011; Bati et al, 2013; Getachew, 2014; Sándor et al, 2015; Tseng & Lin, 2016; Criado‐Álvarez et al, 2017; Chia et al, 2020; Zibis et al, 2021).…”

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Undergraduate medical student perceptions and learning outcomes related to anatomy training using Thiel‐ and ethanol‐glycerin‐embalmed tissues

Antipova,

Niedermair,

Siwetz

et al. 2023

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Anatomical dissection is known to serve as an integral tool in teaching gross anatomy, including postgraduate training. A variety of embalming techniques exist, resulting in different haptic and optical tissue properties. This study aimed to objectify learning outcomes and medical student perceptions related to the use of two widely used embalming techniques, namely Thiel and ethanol‐glycerin embalming. Between 2020 and 2022, first‐ and second‐year medical students enrolled in the course on topographic anatomy participated in this study. Objective structured practical examinations were carried out for the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and extremity regions following regional dissection just before the oral examinations began. Six to ten numbered tags were marked in prosections of each region in Thiel‐ and ethanol‐glycerin‐embalmed specimens. Following the examinations, the students were surveyed regarding the suitability of the two embalming techniques with respect to preservation, colorfastness, tissue pliability, and the suitability in preparing for their anatomy examinations. Consistently higher scores were achieved for the thoracic and abdominal regions in ethanol‐glycerin‐embalmed specimens when compared to Thiel. No benefit was found for Thiel‐embalmed upper or lower extremities. Tissues embalmed with ethanol‐glycerin were rated higher for preservation and suitability to achieve the learning objectives, tissue pliability was rated higher for Thiel‐embalmed tissues. Ethanol‐glycerin embalming appears to offer certain advantages for undergraduate students in recognizing visceral structures, which may align with students’ ideas on tissue suitability for their learning. Consequently, the benefits reported for Thiel embalming for postgraduate study unlikely reflect its suitability for novices.

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“…Therefore, a psychological training module was designed and applied to the first‐year student cohort, with the outcome analysed prospectively. It was found that students exposed to the pre‐dissection psychological training module handled dissection‐associated mental distress better, engaged more in the learning process, participated in dissection, and performed better academically than the control group (Chaudhuri, 2022 ). The model described in the study may be worth emulating as mental distress associated with human dissection is a valid concern also from an academic vantage (Ford et al, 2018 ).…”

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The Sun Also Rises: Tracing the evolution of humanistic values in anatomy pedagogy and research, including cadaveric acquisition practices

Bhattacharjee

Ghosh

2023

Journal of Anatomy

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Anatomy has always been at the intersection of the socio‐cultural and political landscape, where new ideas constantly replace older wisdom. From ancient Egyptians through the Greeks, and then the Romans, finally culminating into the European Renaissance—all the significant eras of human civilisation have left their insignia and distinct marks on the evolution of anatomical practices. Despite its utility as a tool for anatomy pedagogy and research that has proven its worth over millennia, cadaveric dissection has particularly been subject to political and social vicissitudes. A major debate about anatomical dissection lay with the ethical considerations, or its lack thereof, while acquiring corpses for demonstration in the dissection halls. From antiquity, anatomical dissection—often synonymous with medical studies—had typically been carried out on the dead bodies of executed criminals with certain laws, such as the Murder Act of 1752, facilitating such uses. Gradually, the uses of unclaimed bodies, resourced primarily from the impoverished sections of society, were also introduced. However, these body acquisition protocols often missed the crucial element of humanism and ethical considerations, while knowledge augmentation was taken as sufficient reasoning. Unfortunately, a gross disregard towards humanistic values promulgated heinous and illegal practices in acquiring corpses, including grave robbery and even murders like in the case of Burke and Hare murders of 1828. Follow‐up legislation, such as the Anatomy Act of 1832, and comparable laws in other European nations were passed to curb the vile. What distils from such a historical discourse on humane values in anatomy dissection, or medical science in general, is that the growth and integration of humanism in anatomy have never been linear, but there were intermittent and, yet, significant disruptions in its timeline. For example, there were serious human rights violations in anatomical practices during the Third Reich in Germany that perpetrated the holocaust. The medical community has kept evolving and introducing new moral values and principles while using such egregious events as lessons, ultimately resulting in the Declaration of Helsinki in 1964. This article revisits the heterogeneous journey of integrating humanistic values in anatomy practice. Such humanistic traits that, like medical science, have also developed over centuries through the inputs of physicians, researchers, and philosophers—from Greece to modernity with an important stopgap at the Renaissance—are a fascinating lore that deserves to be re‐envisioned through the lens of contemporary values and ethos. In parallel to human medicine, humanistic values continue to influence veterinary medicine, a welcome development, as our society condemns animal cruelty in any form. There are lessons to be learned from this historical journey of how humanism shaped many of the concepts that anatomists use now. Finally, and most importantly, it might prevent the medical community from repeating the same mistakes by cautioning against the traps that are there, and in a convoluted world where morality as such is eroding from our social fabric, will always be there. Such historical account acts as a righteous, ethical, and contextual compass to guide the existing and upcoming anatomists in discerning between light and dark, right and wrong, and roads—to be or not to be—taken.

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An initial preparation for human cadaveric dissection ameliorates the associated mental distress in students

Cited by 4 publications

References 151 publications

Gross and Applied Anatomy Pedagogical Approaches in Occupational Therapy Education: A Scoping Review

Gross and Applied Anatomy Pedagogical Approaches in Occupational Therapy Education: A Scoping Review

Undergraduate medical student perceptions and learning outcomes related to anatomy training using Thiel‐ and ethanol‐glycerin‐embalmed tissues

The Sun Also Rises: Tracing the evolution of humanistic values in anatomy pedagogy and research, including cadaveric acquisition practices

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