Assessing the Ethical Concerns of Medical Students in the Gross Anatomy Lab.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cadaver dissection has become the gold-standard for anatomical education in US medical schools. Ethical issues regarding cadavers may not be as obvious as in living patients, which can lead to their potential neglect in medical school curricula. In this study, we assessed the different ethical concerns (ECs) of medical students regarding cadavers in the gross anatomy lab (GAL), gathered student information, including self-reported academic performance (AP) in the GAL, and determined the best predictors for a student's EC.

Methods

All second-year medical students at the University of Toledo were invited to complete an anonymous, online-survey. Participants were presented with 10 hypothetical but realistic lab scenarios and asked to rate their EC for each on a 5-poi

SUBMITTER: Nawras M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature