Identity change and the human dissection experience over the first year of medical training

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1637-1647

  Madill, Anna ^a   Latchford, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gross anatomy; Human dissection; Medical education; Professional identity; Repertory grids; UK

Indexed keywords

TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 12344312229     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.035     Document Type: Article

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