Resuming cadaver dissection during a pandemic

Med Educ Online. 2021 Dec;26(1):1842661. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1842661.

Abstract

Methods of anatomical education have, as with many facets of normal life, been forced to evolve rapidly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst some authors claim that cadaver dissection is now under threat, we believe the centuries-old practice can and must be upheld.

Keywords: anatomical education; cadaver dissection; covid-19; medical students; pandemic.

MeSH terms

  • Anatomy / education*
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Cadaver
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Dissection / education*
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Students, Medical