Open AccessDissection Versus Prosection: a Comparison of Laboratory Practical Examinations
Author(s) -
Mehak Aziz,
Edward T. Kernick,
Gary L. Beck Dallaghan,
Kurt O. Gilliland
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-019-00839-6
Subject(s) - dissection (medical) , medical education , gross anatomy , physical exam , medical school , psychology , medicine , mathematics education , medical physics , radiology , anatomy , surgery
There is insufficient evidence supporting complete dissection as essential for medical student education. Due to physical constraints, we employed a hybrid teaching method. Gross anatomy practical examinations from two medical student classes were analyzed to determine performance on dissected versus student-prosected material. Overall, student performance on questions pertaining to personally dissected material was similar to performance on questions learned by studying student-prosected material. We found dissection time can be reduced without impacting medical student examination performance.