Open AccessDissection as a teaching tool: Past, present, and future
Author(s) -
ElizondoOmaña Rodrigo E.,
GuzmánLópez Santos,
De Los Angeles GarcíaRodríguez María
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the anatomical record part b: the new anatomist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-4914
pISSN - 1552-4906
DOI - 10.1002/ar.b.20070
Subject(s) - dissection (medical) , bioethics , value (mathematics) , work (physics) , engineering ethics , medical education , medicine , psychology , sociology , political science , radiology , engineering , computer science , law , mechanical engineering , machine learning
Cultural changes, scientific progress, and new trends in medical education have modified the role of dissection in teaching anatomy in today's medical schools. We discuss in this article the role of dissection itself, the value of which has been under debate for the last 30 years. The importance of dissection is considered from different points of view: educational, bioethical, and human values. Included are different opinions from professors and students. Finally, the current practice of dissection is described for some universities in the United States and Europe, showing its use as a learning tool. Anat Rec (Part B: New Anat) 285B:11–15, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.