Medical studentsʼ attitudes toward the autopsy

Conran, Philip B.; Nowacek, George; Adams, T; Smith, LL

doi:10.1097/00001888-199606000-00026

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“…This compares favourably with the study conducted at Ohio (USA) where 85% of the students also said that autopsy should be mandatory for all medical students. 16 But this comes in contrast with the findings of another study which observed that almost one third of the students were ignorant about essentiality of the postmortem examination in the country. 17 It is worth noting that only 3 students opined that post-mortems are conducted to harass the guardians/relatives thus showing a positive attitude towards this procedure.…”

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Knowledge towards post-mortem examination and reasons for not specialising in morbid anatomy: study among medical undergraduate students

Bagga¹,

Goyal

Singh

et al. 2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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confidence: 71%

Knowledge towards post-mortem examination and reasons for not specialising in morbid anatomy: study among medical undergraduate students

Bagga¹,

Goyal

Singh

et al. 2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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“…7,19,22 The physical environment of the autopsy room, the emotional atmosphere in which the autopsy is carried out, including the way the corpse is handled, and the behaviour of the pathologist have a strong influence on students. 9,23 In this study, one third of the students were satisfied with the way the corpse was handled. Only one quarter thought that the procedure needed no improvement, while the majority suggested that some aspects be modified in order to afford more respect to the deceased.…”

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“…7 If these feelings and thoughts are not channelled properly, certain students will understandably rapidly develop a coping mechanism to face the frightening autopsy experiences in order to reduce stress and to benefit intellectually from it. 22,23 This mechanism consists of emotional withdrawal and a feeling of detachment from the cadaver having been a human being. 22,24 Students may intellectualise the procedure, dehumanise the corpse through over-professionalism or become habituated to the situation.…”

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Students' Opinions on Autopsy and Death

Villiers

Ruhaya

2005

South African Family Practice

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Background: Autopsies are commonly seen on television, but are less common in real life. Worldwide, the autopsy rate has declined drastically over the past half century, from approximately 50% to only five to 22% in the 1990s. These percentages are inflated by the number of forensic autopsies, which suggests that hospital autopsy rates for other purposes are very low. Some students graduate without witnessing a formal autopsy, and some students and medical practitioners consider the autopsy to be of little value. The purpose of this study was to assess the thoughts and feelings of students towards autopsies at the end of their medical training. Method:A survey of final-year medical students' thoughts and feelings on the autopsy, death and grief was performed by means of a self-administered questionnaire. Informed consent was obtained and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee.

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“…The authors of the latter survey even suggested that the use of the autopsy in medical education may be underutilized and undervalued. A more recent study from the Medical College of Ohio (Conran et al, 1996) reinforced that suggestion, concluding that "the autopsy elective had a positive influence on the students' attitudes." Furthermore, 85% of the students responding to the questionnaire felt that "the autopsy should be mandatory for all students."…”

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Student responses to the gross anatomy laboratory in a medical curriculum

Daugherty²,

2001

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Working with cadavers, whether through active dissection or by examination of prosected specimens, constitutes a potential stressor in medical education although there is no consensus on its effect. Some reports have suggested that it creates such a strongly negative experience that it warrants special curricular attention. To assess the issue for ourselves, we administered surveys to the freshman medical students taking the Anatomical Sciences course in the problem-based Alternative Curriculum (A.C.) at Rush Medical College for four consecutive years. We found that although a vast majority of students expressed a positive attitude toward the experience, both before and after taking the course, there remains a small percentage of students for whom human dissection may initially be a traumatic experience. We offer explanations for our findings, comments on disparate results from other studies and suggestions for appropriate responses by anatomy faculty, who must address these student needs.

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Medical studentsʼ attitudes toward the autopsy

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Knowledge towards post-mortem examination and reasons for not specialising in morbid anatomy: study among medical undergraduate students

Knowledge towards post-mortem examination and reasons for not specialising in morbid anatomy: study among medical undergraduate students

Students' Opinions on Autopsy and Death

Student responses to the gross anatomy laboratory in a medical curriculum

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