Cadaveric anatomy in the future of medical education: What is the surgeons view?

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 203-208

  Sheikh, Ahmad Hassan ^a   Barry, Denis S ^b   Gutierrez, Humberto ^c   Cryan, John F ^a   O'Keeffe, Gerard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadaver dissection; Gross anatomy education; Medical education; Perception of surgeons; Radiological imaging; Surgery; Surgical education; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; TRENDS;

ANATOMY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGEONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959565361     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1560     Document Type: Article

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