Kids in the Gross Anatomy Lab: How an Outreach Program in Anatomy Educates High School and Undergraduate Students about Health Care

Meyer, Edgar; Williams, Sutton; Conway, Marianne; Notebaert, Andrew

doi:10.21692/haps.2018.031

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“…Outreach programs that offer community visits to gross anatomy laboratories and that are not part of larger, comprehensive, biomedical curricula present an opportunity to investigate the specific impacts of gross anatomy laboratory experiences on their participants. Anatomy laboratory‐based outreach programs' goals are to expose high school and undergraduate university students to health professions and health professional education (Healy, 2011; Zhang et al, 2016; Meyer et al, 2018; Wines, 2019), provide educational opportunities for underserved students (Meyer et al, 2018; Wines, 2019), foster curiosity about human anatomy and pathology through active learning and hands‐on experience (Zhang et al, 2016; Wines, 2019; Reed, 2020), increase health literacy (Meyer et al, 2018), and inform the public about whole body donation programs for education and research (Healy, 2011). At the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre in Brazil, exemplary dissections completed by undergraduate students are temporarily displayed each year in the “Museum of Anatomy,” which members of the general public may visit, with the intended purpose being to inform them about the university's body donation program (da Rocha et al, 2020).…”

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“A whole new perspective on how the body fits together”—An evaluation of a cadaver laboratory experience for high school students

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Factors that motivate high school (ages 14-18) students to learn science include inspiring teachers, their career interests, and collaborative and hands-on learning activities (Bryan et al., 2011). Activities that assist students in connecting science content to prospective careers, like visits from professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, and field trips to institutes of higher education that offer STEM training, may positively impact high school students' interests in pursuing careers in science (Bryan et al., 2011). The formation of partnerships between the community and institutes of higher education that aim to improve students'

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“A whole new perspective on how the body fits together”—An evaluation of a cadaver laboratory experience for high school students

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“…Social programs that accommodate students from various age groups have long been attractive. The basis of most has been to provide rural children of limited means with opportunities to access science and technology (Henderson et al, 2015; Meyer et al, 2018). Appealing to all ages is not a new phenomenon for anatomy, since the human desire to know oneself has formed the premise of pan‐social curiosity for centuries (Taylor et al, 2018).…”

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Introducing Children to Anatomy: “Getting to Know Our Bodies: The First Step Toward Becoming a Scientist”

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Museums are used in every discipline to collect, classify, and present information for scientific purposes. They also serve as an effective educational medium. Since the establishment of a boutique anatomy museum at Bahçeşehir University, lectures, conferences, and seminars have been organized there over the past four years on the history of human anatomy and the human body. In order to raise awareness about the need to make anatomy accessible to kindergarteners and school‐aged children, rather than exclusively to undergraduate students, activities that are suited to a wide range of ages have been developed at the museum and at the anatomy laboratory. Four different sessions were conducted, including activities such as lectures using plastic models as props, shaping organs out of playdough, anatomy puzzles, watching cartoons, and examining specimens through a microscope. Healthy and pathologic anatomies were chosen to match daily themes. Among the kindergarteners and elementary school children, no grading was done, nor was any questionnaire administered; however, a survey was administered in the 10–12 age group (N = 64). According to the students' written feedback, 93.75% said they “are happy with microscope activities” while 84.37% said they “had so much fun” participating in the playdough activities. However, 18.75% criticized the activities, saying they “could have been longer.” In conclusion, it is believed that these “getting to know our bodies” activities that were hosted in the anatomy museum, including conferences, workshops, material preparation, and instructional movies, may play an important role in the development of a healthy society.

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“…Educational resources developed through this gift should also be accessible to those who cannot afford to benefit from this donation. This will increase the number of beneficiaries and extends the impact that this donor can have on society, thus respecting their wishes (Meyer et al 2018 ).…”

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10 tips on working with human body donors in medical training and research

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Human body donors selflessly decided to make the ultimate gift to donate their bodies to education. Being on the receiving end, the health sciences education community owes it to the donors to ensure that they are being treated with utmost respect by promoting and developing high ethical standards and maximizing the benefits from this gift. Working with human body donors for research purposes has increased over the years, while regulations associated with these processes did not change. This article draws upon current literature and author’s experiences to offer practical tips for health educators and everyone working with body donors to achieve these goals. We offer 10 practical tips that help in starting the conversation about the best ways to work with body donors to maximize their contribution to health sciences education.

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Kids in the Gross Anatomy Lab: How an Outreach Program in Anatomy Educates High School and Undergraduate Students about Health Care

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“A whole new perspective on how the body fits together”—An evaluation of a cadaver laboratory experience for high school students

“A whole new perspective on how the body fits together”—An evaluation of a cadaver laboratory experience for high school students

Introducing Children to Anatomy: “Getting to Know Our Bodies: The First Step Toward Becoming a Scientist”

10 tips on working with human body donors in medical training and research

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