Autopsy-Based Learning is Essential But Underutilized in Medical Education: A Questionnaire Study.
anatomical dissection
clinical autopsy
forensic medicine
medical education
medicolegal autopsy
pathology
undergraduate education
Journal
Anatomical sciences education
ISSN: 1935-9780
Titre abrégé: Anat Sci Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101392205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
revised:
13
03
2021
received:
19
06
2020
accepted:
14
03
2021
pubmed:
18
3
2021
medline:
8
3
2022
entrez:
17
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To this day, autopsies and dissections have been essential in medical education, but declining autopsy numbers have endangered this long-standing tradition. Students' perceptions of these teaching methods should be constantly updated to help educators understand how to achieve their teaching goals. The purpose of this study was to explore the state of autopsy- and dissection-based teaching in two Finnish universities based on the experiences of the students, survey their perceptions of such teaching, and to compare the Finnish situation with students' perceptions in other countries as it emerges from medical literature. A questionnaire went to 859 second-, fourth-, and sixth-year medical students. The questions concerned dissection and autopsy classes these students had attended, the views of the students in regard to the number of classes, and the benefits of and attitudes towards autopsy teaching. An open question of how to improve autopsy teaching was included. The response rate was 19.4%. Most respondents requested more autopsy and dissection classes, especially practical education. They found autopsies most beneficial in learning anatomy and dealing with one's own emotions related to death. Their experiences proved least beneficial for interaction with the relatives of a deceased patient and for people skills. Integrational methods and focusing on the main learning outcomes were suggested as improvements. Overall, students found dissection and autopsy teaching important, but felt concerned about the diminishing autopsy numbers. Focusing on main learning objectives and better integration of autopsies in the teaching of different specialties could help to utilize autopsies to a greater extent.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
341-351Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Anatomical Sciences Education published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Anatomy.
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