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 …

Purpose Studies have demonstrated poor mental health in medical students. However, there
is wide variation in study design and metric use, impairing comparability. The authors aimed …

Background It has been well reported that the emotional experiences of medical students in
the gross anatomy laboratory could have significant impacts on their professional identity …

Teaching time dedicated to anatomy education has been reduced at many medical schools
around the world, including Nova Medical School in Lisbon, Portugal. In order to minimize …

Practical training in the dissection of human cadavers is a fundamental and traditional
component of human anatomy education in medical schools. This practice, however, can be …

Background The teaching of human anatomy is often based on practices of cadaver
dissection and prosected specimens. However, exposure to human cadavers might be …

Anatomical dissection on cadavers can be a source of anxiety for medical students. Studies
in other stressful settings have shown a reduction in anxiety when there is background …

The use of cadavers is essential for veterinary anatomy learning. However, facing an animal
corpse can be stressful for veterinary students because of their empathy toward animals …

Gross anatomy is a source of anxiety for matriculating medical students due to the large
volume of information presented in a truncated timeline, and because it may be their first …

Dissection and prosection practices using human cadavers are a key component of
macroscopic anatomy education in different Health Sciences university degrees. However …