The impact of human cadaveric dissection on professional identity formation in medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As technology advances, some schools are moving away from human cadaveric dissection to teach anatomy, leading to concern regarding the possible loss of a professional identity building experience. This study explored the role of dissection in students' professional identity formation.

Methods

A mixed-methods study was conducted using survey methodology and semi-structured interviews of medical students at an American-style graduate-entry medical school in Singapore. The questionnaire adopted the conceptual framework of the Ring Theory of Personhood and the MacLeod-Clark Professional Identity Scale was used to measure professional identity, followed by semi-structured interviews of students using Braun and Clarke's six-phase reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ong CX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731900 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature