Knowledge, attitude, and perception of ‘Cadaver as our First Teacher’ among the Phase 1 students in their competency-based medical education

Q3 Medicine

Morphologie Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI:10.1016/j.morpho.2025.100972

R. Vadgaonkar , S.D. Ullal , B.V. Murlimanju

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Abstract

Background

Throughout the world, there has been much emphasis on humanizing the cadaver with due respect as they are considered the first teachers for a medical student and, of late, have gained momentum. In this context, this research aimed to study the knowledge, attitude and perception of the cadaver among the Phase 1 medical students of our institution.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional institution-based study of 416 medical students of Phase 1, which included 21 validated questions about the ‘attitude, ethics and communication’ module 1.5 of the competency-based medical education curriculum.

Results

In this study, 235 (56.5%) of our students strongly agreed that the dissection hall is the only place where the dead teach the living. A total of four hundred and five students (97.4%) approved of “cadaver as their first teacher’ and 411 (98.8%) of them agreed that the cadaveric oath would inculcate responsibility, respect, and empathy in young medical undergraduates. In this study, 177 (70.8%) students expressed desire to perform cadaveric dissection on a routine basis, and the remaining 64 (25.6%) opined to perform it occasionally. Four hundred and ten (98.6%) students were aware of photographic prohibition without the permission of authoritative personnel inside the dissection hall or of specimens displayed there, and 405 (97.4%) also expressed that it is unethical to share those pictures on social media. Four hundred and thirteen (99.3%) of students were aware of the disposal protocol of the cadaveric tissues.

Conclusion

The study observed that the Phase 1 medical students were aware of the guidelines of attitude, ethics, communication, and hygiene protocols to be followed while dissection. They acknowledged that cadavers were their first teacher, who would assist them in both teaching and research. It is believed that this study is enlightening to the students and professors at the medical schools concerning the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal-4 in offering quality education.

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在能力本位医学教育中，第一阶段学生对“尸体是我们的第一位老师”的认识、态度和看法

在世界范围内，人们都非常重视对尸体的人性化，并给予应有的尊重，因为尸体被认为是医学院学生的第一任老师，最近，这一观点得到了越来越多的重视。在此背景下，本研究旨在了解我院一期医学生对尸体的认知、态度和感知。方法采用基于机构的横断面研究方法，对416名第一阶段医学生进行问卷调查，包括能力本位医学教育课程“态度、道德与沟通”模块1.5的21道验证题。结果在本次调查中，235名（56.5%）学生强烈认同解剖馆是唯一一个让死者教导生者的地方。445名学生（97.4%）赞成“以尸体为师长”，411名学生（98.8%）认为“尸体宣誓”可以培养年轻医学本科生的责任感、尊重和同理心。本研究中，177名学生（70.8%）表示希望定期进行尸体解剖，其余64名学生（25.6%）表示希望偶尔进行尸体解剖。410名（98.6%）学生表示，在未经权威人员许可的情况下，在解剖馆内或在解剖馆内展出的标本是禁止拍照的，405名（97.4%）学生也表示，在社交媒体上分享这些照片是不道德的。413名（99.3%）学生了解尸体组织处理方案。结论一期医学生对解剖过程中应遵循的态度、道德、沟通和卫生规范有一定的了解。他们承认，尸体是他们的第一个老师，在教学和研究方面都将帮助他们。相信本研究对医学院校的学生和教授在提供优质教育方面的联合国可持续发展目标4有一定的启示。

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Morphologie Medicine-Anatomy

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2.30

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150

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25 days

期刊介绍： Morphologie est une revue universitaire avec une ouverture médicale qui sa adresse aux enseignants, aux étudiants, aux chercheurs et aux cliniciens en anatomie et en morphologie. Vous y trouverez les développements les plus actuels de votre spécialité, en France comme a international. Le objectif de Morphologie est d?offrir des lectures privilégiées sous forme de revues générales, d?articles originaux, de mises au point didactiques et de revues de la littérature, qui permettront notamment aux enseignants de optimiser leurs cours et aux spécialistes d?enrichir leurs connaissances.