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

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 change

SUBMITTER: Guo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7672936 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature