Anatomical education has been undergoing reforms in line with the demands of medical
profession. The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of a traditional method like …

How important is dissection in basic anatomical education? In an attempt to provide an
adequate basis for a rigorous answer to this seminal question, a number of subsidiary …

Background Medical students have been found to report high levels of perceived stress, yet
there is a lack of theoretical frameworks examining possible reasons. This cross-sectional …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printed models represent educational tools of high quality
compared with traditional teaching aids. Colored skull models were produced by 3D printing …

Background The introduction of a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the School of
Medicine of the University of Melbourne has necessitated a reduction in the number of …

Introduction The practice of dissection, as part of undergraduate medical education, has
recently resurfaced in the public eye. This paper focuses on a number of important learning …

Abstract Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas's School of Medicine encourages students to learn
anatomy from human dissection. Today, there is a worldwide move of anatomy‐based …

Anatomy teaching and, more specifically, the use of dissection in undergraduate anatomy
teaching is undergoing a sea change in Australian medical schools. Until as recently as the …

Working with cadavers, whether through active dissection or by examination of prosected
specimens, constitutes a potential stressor in medical education although there is no …

Context There is ongoing discussion within the medical education community about
dissection as an educational strategy and as a professional training tool in technical and …