Kaye Abigail, Miranda Madison, Jones Therese
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities - Mailstop B137, 13080 E. 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
J Med Humanit. 2019 Dec;40(4):607-612. doi: 10.1007/s10912-019-09573-x.
While cadaver dissection remains an unmatched learning tool for structural anatomy, recent shifts in medical culture and pedagogy indicate that developing humanistic practices and fostering empathic responses are crucial components of early medical education. The Donor Letter Project (DLP) was designed to accompany a traditional dissection curriculum, and the pilot, described here, tested its quality and efficacy. In 2017, family members of recently deceased donors to the Colorado State Anatomical Board were invited to submit letters about their loved ones, and forty-seven first-year medical students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine volunteered to read the letters after their human anatomy course. The students then completed a survey about their experience. Because student and donor family responses to the DLP were overwhelmingly positive, the DLP will be repeated with incoming medical school classes, and an addendum to the State Anatomical Board donation application will invite donors to submit letters along with their enrollment materials that may be read by students at the time of donation.
虽然尸体解剖仍是学习结构解剖学无可比拟的工具，但医学文化和教学方法的最新转变表明，培养人文素养和促进共情反应是早期医学教育的关键组成部分。捐赠者信件项目（DLP）旨在配合传统的解剖课程，此处描述的试点测试了其质量和效果。2017年，邀请了科罗拉多州解剖委员会最近去世的捐赠者的家属提交关于他们亲人的信件，科罗拉多大学医学院的47名一年级医学生在人体解剖课程结束后自愿阅读这些信件。然后，学生们完成了一项关于他们经历的调查。由于学生和捐赠者家属对DLP的反应绝大多数是积极的，DLP将在新入学的医学院班级中重复进行，并且州解剖委员会捐赠申请的附录将邀请捐赠者在提交注册材料时一并提交信件，供学生在捐赠时阅读。
