Comments on vitum medicinus ::: a life of medicine: Cadavers Day 1, or, I Still Have The Smell Of Dead...

I appreciate and am honoured by your comment. Hear...

2007-01-16T21:06:21.472-08:00

I appreciate and am honoured by your comment. Hearing the outcome of that would be fascinating, should I ever have the chance.

Perhaps the following post on my blog, concerning our body donor memorial service, may also be of interest to you:

http://vitummedicinus.blogspot.com/2006/09/in-loving-memory-of-our-cadavers.html

What a thoughtful and intersting account of your f...

2007-01-16T09:20:25.165-08:00

What a thoughtful and intersting account of your first dissection experience. As a tutor preparing students in the UK for their first dissection experience I will use your account to stimulate discussion and debate. Thanks

I think currently, there is no replacement of usin...

2006-09-08T05:48:01.710-08:00

I think currently, there is no replacement of using cadavers in human anatomy. If nothing else, it teaches you to respect the human body, which will be your entire body of work.

It'd be like telling an electrician that they don't need live wires to learn but can learn on string.

And for many (if not most) medical students, it is their first real encounter with a dead body.

while anatomy is important for surgeons, only 5% o...

2006-09-03T21:17:53.327-08:00

while anatomy is important for surgeons, only 5% of medical graduates become surgeons

I must disagree with this point of the authors proposal. Anatomy is one of the critical components of medical education and forms the basis for a proper understanding of physiology and physical examination. An understanding of surface anatomy, for example, is critical to many neurological