Perceptions of dissection by students in one medical school: Beyond learning about anatomy. A qualitative study

Medical Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 318-325

  Lempp, Heidi K ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Cadavers; Curriculum; Dissection *education; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods standards; Educational measurement *methods; Great Britain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CADAVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EMOTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILL; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONDON; MALE; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 15244345551     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02095.x     Document Type: Article

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