Bansal Archisha, Gajrani Anupam, Sharma Puneet, Kumar Deepak, Gulati Sanchita, Bansal Shweta, Bansal Gaurav, Gupta Seema
Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences and Research, Greater Noida, IND.
Department of Anatomy, Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly, IND.
Cureus. 2025 Feb 6;17(2):e78648. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78648. eCollection 2025 Feb.
Anatomical education serves as the cornerstone of medical and dental training, and cadaveric dissection is traditionally regarded as the gold standard for teaching human anatomy. This study explored the attitudes and perceptions of first-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) students toward cadaveric dissection and its impact on their academic performance and professional development.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Department of Anatomy. A structured questionnaire comprising 10 questions assessed the students' attitudes, perceptions, and preferences toward cadaveric dissection. The sample included 500 first-year MBBS and BDS students from four institutions. Data were collected anonymously using Google Forms and analyzed. Statistical tests, including chi-square and independent t-tests, were used to compare the responses and formative scores between the groups.
A total of 450 medical and dental students responded, with 162 individuals (36.00%) participating in the BDS curriculum focused on anatomical studies, whereas 288 individuals (64.00%) were engaged in the MBBS program, resulting in an impressive response rate of 90%. Among medical students, 105 (36.5%%) were males, and 183 (63.5%) were females. Among dental students, 66 (40.7%) were males, and 96 (59.3%) were females. Dental students exhibited greater empathy and appreciation for cadaveric dissection (p=0.001), potentially related to the practical skills required in dentistry. However, medical students scored significantly higher on cadaveric dissection-based assessments (p<0.001), reflecting their broader and more detailed anatomical curricula. Despite these differences, students across both groups emphasized the importance of cadaveric dissection in developing clinical and professional skills.
Cadaveric dissection remains an indispensable tool in anatomy education, fostering a deep understanding of human anatomy and instilling empathy and professionalism. For perception, dental students significantly favored cadaveric dissection for providing a better learning experience than alternative methods, improving spatial understanding, and aiding clinical correlation understanding. Regarding attitude, dental students more strongly associated cadaveric dissection with respect and dignity, emotional comfort, and influencing attitudes toward life and death. In practice, dental students showed greater agreement that cadaveric dissection should remain integral to education and benefit their future careers.
解剖学教育是医学和牙医学培训的基石，尸体解剖传统上被视为教授人体解剖学的金标准。本研究探讨了医学学士和外科学士（MBBS）及牙外科学士（BDS）一年级学生对尸体解剖的态度和看法，以及其对他们学业成绩和职业发展的影响。
在解剖学系进行了一项横断面调查。一份包含10个问题的结构化问卷评估了学生对尸体解剖的态度、看法和偏好。样本包括来自四个机构的500名MBBS和BDS一年级学生。使用谷歌表单匿名收集数据并进行分析。采用卡方检验和独立t检验等统计方法比较各组的回答和形成性分数。
共有450名医科和牙科学生做出回应，其中162人（36.00%）参加了侧重于解剖学研究的BDS课程，而288人（64.00%）参加了MBBS课程，回复率高达90%，令人印象深刻。在医科学生中，105人（36.5%）为男性，183人（63.5%）为女性。在牙科学生中，66人（40.7%）为男性，96人（59.3%）为女性。牙科学生对尸体解剖表现出更强的同理心和认同感（p = 0.001），这可能与牙科所需的实践技能有关。然而，医科学生在基于尸体解剖的评估中得分显著更高（p < 0.001），这反映了他们更广泛、更详细的解剖学课程。尽管存在这些差异，但两组学生都强调尸体解剖在培养临床和专业技能方面的重要性。
尸体解剖仍然是解剖学教育中不可或缺的工具，有助于深入理解人体解剖学，并灌输同理心和专业精神。在认知方面，牙科学生明显更倾向于尸体解剖，认为它比其他方法能提供更好的学习体验、改善空间理解并有助于临床关联理解。在态度方面，牙科学生更强烈地将尸体解剖与尊重和尊严、情感舒适以及影响对生死的态度联系起来。在实践中，牙科学生更一致地认为尸体解剖应始终是教育的一部分，并对他们未来的职业有益。
