| Meeting the family: promoting humanism in gross anatomy. | |
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PMID: 22250936 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Human dissection commonly occurs early in the undergraduate medical school curriculum, thus presenting an immediate opportunity for educators to teach and encourage humanistic qualities of respect, empathy, and compassion. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of the Donor Luncheon, a unique program in which medical students meet the families of the anatomical donor prior to dissection in the anatomy course at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. METHODS: Students were randomized into groups of 8 to attend the luncheon and either met with family of the donor or attended the luncheon with no donor family present. A questionnaire measured students' attitudes at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, and at the conclusion of the anatomy course. RESULTS: Factor analysis revealed 5 scales. Analysis revealed statistically significant differences across time for Donor as Person, Dissection Process, and Donor as Patient and statistically significant differences between groups for Donor as Person and Donor as Patient. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that this program can provide students with the opportunity to maintain more humanistic attitudes at the beginning of their medical education career. |
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Authors:
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Sheila M Crow; Dan O'Donoghue; Jerry B Vannatta; Britta M Thompson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Teaching and learning in medicine Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-8015 ISO Abbreviation: Teach Learn Med Publication Date: 2012 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-18 Completed Date: 2012-05-11 Revised Date: 2012-05-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910884 Medline TA: Teach Learn Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 49-54 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Tulsa School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135, USA. Sheila-Crow@ouhsc.edu |
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Anatomy
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education* Cadaver* Curriculum Dissection / education* Empathy Factor Analysis, Statistical Family / psychology Female Humanism* Humans Learning Male Multivariate Analysis Oklahoma Prospective Studies Questionnaires Schools, Medical / ethics* Students, Medical / psychology* Teaching / methods Young Adult |
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