Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies

Background: Studies abound regarding the views of faculty anatomists and medical students on the importance of anatomy and the dissection of human bodies, but very little is known about the views of practicing physicians. Methods: A survey was distributed among physicians and surgeons practicing in...

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Autores: Arráez Aybar, Luis Alfonso, García Mata, Ricardo, Murillo González, Jorge Alfonso, Cuadra Blanco, Crótida De La, Gómez Martínez, Ana María, Bueno López, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Clinical anatomy
Doctor-patient relationship
Gender opinions
Gross anatomy education
Medical professionals
Professional identity
Anatomía
2410.02 Anatomía Humana
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spelling Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studiesArráez Aybar, Luis AlfonsoGarcía Mata, RicardoMurillo González, Jorge AlfonsoCuadra Blanco, Crótida De LaGómez Martínez, Ana MaríaBueno López, José Luis611Clinical anatomyDoctor-patient relationshipGender opinionsGross anatomy educationMedical professionalsProfessional identityAnatomía2410.02 Anatomía HumanaBackground: Studies abound regarding the views of faculty anatomists and medical students on the importance of anatomy and the dissection of human bodies, but very little is known about the views of practicing physicians. Methods: A survey was distributed among physicians and surgeons practicing in Spain in order to find out their views on the practice and consequences of human dissection by undergraduate students of medicine. The most relevant definition to qualify faculty anatomists of medical schools was also requested. Responses were repeatedly clustered into characteristic subgroups for analysis. Results: In total, 536 physicians and surgeons belonging to 36 different specialties in seven Spanish hospitals responded to the survey. The results highlighted two main facts. Firstly, faculty anatomists were perceived as teachers, above any other professional identity (namely: physician, biologist or scientist); nonetheless, the ascription of identities varied between specialties (p = 0.009); and it also depended on whether the respondents had dissected in their undergraduate degree (p = 0.03) and on the respondent’s gender (p = 0.03). Secondly, physicians and surgeons confirmed that dissecting human cadavers serves the undergraduate student not only for acquiring anatomical knowledge, but also essential skills and attitudes, including professionalism. Conclusions: The results strongly suggest that dissection practice should be reinforced and enriched in undergraduate medical school. As this is important in itself, the results of the study could also help with the development of strategies to alleviate the current shortage of adequately trained anatomists for medical degrees.ElsevierUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20212021-01-0120212021-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92151reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/921512026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
title Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
spellingShingle Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
Arráez Aybar, Luis Alfonso
611
Clinical anatomy
Doctor-patient relationship
Gender opinions
Gross anatomy education
Medical professionals
Professional identity
Anatomía
2410.02 Anatomía Humana
title_short Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
title_full Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
title_fullStr Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
title_full_unstemmed Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
title_sort Physicians' viewpoints on faculty anatomists and dissection of human bodies in the undergraduate medical studies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arráez Aybar, Luis Alfonso
García Mata, Ricardo
Murillo González, Jorge Alfonso
Cuadra Blanco, Crótida De La
Gómez Martínez, Ana María
Bueno López, José Luis
author Arráez Aybar, Luis Alfonso
author_facet Arráez Aybar, Luis Alfonso
García Mata, Ricardo
Murillo González, Jorge Alfonso
Cuadra Blanco, Crótida De La
Gómez Martínez, Ana María
Bueno López, José Luis
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author2 García Mata, Ricardo
Murillo González, Jorge Alfonso
Cuadra Blanco, Crótida De La
Gómez Martínez, Ana María
Bueno López, José Luis
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 611
Clinical anatomy
Doctor-patient relationship
Gender opinions
Gross anatomy education
Medical professionals
Professional identity
Anatomía
2410.02 Anatomía Humana
topic 611
Clinical anatomy
Doctor-patient relationship
Gender opinions
Gross anatomy education
Medical professionals
Professional identity
Anatomía
2410.02 Anatomía Humana
description Background: Studies abound regarding the views of faculty anatomists and medical students on the importance of anatomy and the dissection of human bodies, but very little is known about the views of practicing physicians. Methods: A survey was distributed among physicians and surgeons practicing in Spain in order to find out their views on the practice and consequences of human dissection by undergraduate students of medicine. The most relevant definition to qualify faculty anatomists of medical schools was also requested. Responses were repeatedly clustered into characteristic subgroups for analysis. Results: In total, 536 physicians and surgeons belonging to 36 different specialties in seven Spanish hospitals responded to the survey. The results highlighted two main facts. Firstly, faculty anatomists were perceived as teachers, above any other professional identity (namely: physician, biologist or scientist); nonetheless, the ascription of identities varied between specialties (p = 0.009); and it also depended on whether the respondents had dissected in their undergraduate degree (p = 0.03) and on the respondent’s gender (p = 0.03). Secondly, physicians and surgeons confirmed that dissecting human cadavers serves the undergraduate student not only for acquiring anatomical knowledge, but also essential skills and attitudes, including professionalism. Conclusions: The results strongly suggest that dissection practice should be reinforced and enriched in undergraduate medical school. As this is important in itself, the results of the study could also help with the development of strategies to alleviate the current shortage of adequately trained anatomists for medical degrees.
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