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Cadaver Presentations: An Integrative, Clinical Approach to Anatomy

2013; Wiley; Volume: 27; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.958.1

1530-6860

James W. Denham, Franchesca Robichaud, Caroline Abercrombie, Thomas Kwasigroch ', Brigitte Browe, Paul J. Monaco,

Anatomy and Medical Technology

The current standard for medical human anatomy courses includes a didactic and laboratory component where medical students learn about the human body through traditional lectures and laboratory dissection or prosection. At the Quillen College of Medicine, the Medical Human Gross Anatomy and Embryology course includes the traditional elements of lecture and laboratory dissection, but recently incorporated a longitudinal element that starts with the cadaver dissection during the traditional course. From the first day of class, students are encouraged to look at the cadaver as their first patient, keeping a chart of abnormal findings and determining likely health problems present—one of which will become their presentation topic. The first year of study is marked by an end of the year “mini‐grand rounds” where students present not only the anatomy, but also the biochemistry, physiology, histology and genetics involved in the cause of death or pathology findings related to their first patient. This project fuses classroom learning with clinical medicine, challenging students to look at their cadaver less as a tool for academics and more as their patient. This project is planned to be projected into the second year, where an additional presentation encompassing elements of pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, neuroscience and lifespan and development (introduction to psychiatry) can also be presented, as appropriate.