Services of thanksgiving at the end of gross anatomy courses: A unique task for anatomists?

Tschernig, Thomas; Pabst, Reinhard

doi:10.1002/ar.10012

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“…Significantly, the majority of students surveyed in this study supported the idea of holding a memorial ceremony to honor the body donors. Such ceremonies are common in many institutions in a significant number of countries and belonging to various cultural circles (TSCHERNIG, PABST, 2001;TAYLOR, WILSON, 2007;PARK et al, 2011;JONES, LACHMAN, PAWLINA, 2014;ZHANG et al, 2014). They have been positively appraised and welcomed by anatomy students, academic staff and donors and their families (BOLT, 2012;ZHANG et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Attitudes of medical and allied medical students from Serbia toward whole body donation

Srdić-Galić¹,

Drvendžija²,

Štrkalj³

2016

Biosci. J.

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Anatomy, one of the key pre-clinical subjects in medical and allied medical disciplines, has traditionally relied on instruction based on the utilization of cadavers. Acquiring cadavers for anatomy education has presented a challenge in many countries. This challenge has been met through the organization of well informed and culturally sensitive body donation programs. Attitudes of the general population, medical professionals and students are important in devising these programs. The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes of medical and allied medical students from the University of Novi Sad toward whole body donation. A survey was carried out on the first and third year students enrolled in all degrees taught at the University and the sixth year medical students. A large number of respondents (87.38%) perceived cadavers as important in anatomy education. The majority of students (51.26%) would support the body donation of a stranger, while a much smaller proportion of respondents would become donors (19.51%) or support their family members (21.67%) to bequeath their body. There were differences in attitudes toward body donation related to respondents' year of study, ethnicity and religion. The main reasons for donation were altruistic, while the main reasons not to donate were lack of information and religious factors. Most of the respondents were in favor of introducing memorial services for the body donors. The results of the study highlight the importance of a culturally sensitive approach to students in the anatomy laboratories and the enrichment of anatomy education through the humanities. They also underscore the significance of well-organised and informative body donation programs.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of medical and allied medical students from Serbia toward whole body donation

Srdić-Galić¹,

Drvendžija²,

Štrkalj³

2016

Biosci. J.

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“…It is therefore not surprising that the terminology used for anatomy commemorations is highly diverse: "commemoration", "memorial service", "service of thanksgiving", "dedication service", "convocation of thanks", and "service of gratitude" among others (Tschernig and Pabst, 2001;Hildebrandt, 2010;Pawlina et al, 2011;Jones et al, 2014). In some cases, the difference in terminology is only sematic in nature whereas in others, it differentiates the modes in which these commemorations are organized and carried out.…”

Section: School Of Medical Sciences Unsw Australia Sydney Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The ceremonies are carried out, and memorials constructed, in different ways, depending on the social and cultural factors characteristic of the community within which they originate (Tschernig and Pabst, 2001;Park et al, 2011;Jones et al, 2014;Subasinghe and Jones, 2015). Some ceremonies are organized by faculty with no or only marginal organizational participation of students.…”

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“…In Germany, of 36 departments (all responded), 81% held the ceremonies (Tschernig and Pabst, 2001), whereas in the USA out of 84 departments (68.2% of those to which questionnaires were sent) 95.5% carried out the ceremonies (Jones et al, 2014). The manner in which these are organized and carried out is diverse.…”

Section: School Of Medical Sciences Unsw Australia Sydney Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Štrkalj

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2017

Commemorations and Memorials

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“…The main intention of the oath is to make the students feel that the cadaver is not an object and it was our fellow human being few months ago. Medical schools across the world practice memorial services in remembrance of those who had donated their bodies for anatomical dissection [17]. Balancing between "detachment" and "concern" for cadavers, these ceremonies also aim at learner's reflections on mortality, respect, altruism, and personal growth depicted through various humanities modalities [18].…”

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confidence: 99%