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In many curricula there has been a trend away from full body cadaveric dissection due to increased curricular emphasis on early clinical exposure, the increasing costs of cadaveric laboratories, and the decreased curricular time due to the inclusion of new subjects in medical school. This study demonstrates that there is potential for virtual dissection to augment cadaveric dissection in medical education.Īnatomy is a fundamental component of medical science, providing students with the knowledge to understand the physical exam, subsequent medical investigations, and how disease affects the human body. In this pilot study, students perceived that their learning was enhanced when virtual dissection was combined with a cadaver-based anatomy laboratory. Thirteen narrative comments were collected, most of which (61.5%) identified strengths of the curriculum. Most (73.8%) students also felt that the VDT was an effective use of the laboratory time. Most (78.7%) students reported that virtual dissection enhanced their understanding of the cadaveric anatomy and the clinical applications of anatomy.
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Numerical data were tabulated, and qualitative content analysis was performed on students’ unstructured comments. Following the course, students completed a short evidence-informed survey which was developed using a theoretical framework for curriculum evaluation. The virtual dissection table (VDT) was also integrated into the final anatomy spot exam. Six virtual dissection laboratories, which focused on normal anatomy, were developed and integrated into a cadaver-based anatomy course.
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MethodsĪll students in first-year medicine at a single medical school participated in this study ( n = 292). The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility of integrating virtual dissection into a first-year medical cadaver-based anatomy course and to assess students’ overall attitude towards this new technology. Virtual dissection is the digital dissection of medical images on touchscreen anatomy visualization tables. Radiology integration into medical anatomy courses is well established, but there is a paucity of literature on integrating virtual dissection into cadaveric dissection laboratories.