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STUDYING THE ROLE OF CADAVERIC DISSECTION IN TEACHING ANATOMY AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE NGUYEN TAT THANH UNIVERSITY
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Background: Since ancient times, hands-on cadaveric dissection has been widely used as a practical teaching and learning method for anatomy education globally. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on anatomy teaching, with the transition from classroom to virtual learning. An important issue of anatomy teaching requires consideration of the role of cadaveric dissection practices in the post-COVID-19 era. Objective: To compare the difference in general anatomy and module anatomy exam results between a group of students who practice cadaveric dissection (K20) and a group of students who do not practice cadaveric dissection (K21). Material and methods: Crosssectional descriptive study on all General Medicine students of the 2020 and 2021 batch at the Faculty of Medicine - Nguyen Tat Thanh University. Results: The K20 class had a rate of 86.8% of general anatomy final exam scores, higher than the 60.11% of the K21 group. The anatomy module exam score of the K20 group was 4.7, statistically significantly higher than the 4.2 of the K21 group. Conclusion: Cadaveric dissection serves as an effective tool for enhancing students' understanding of anatomy. Medical schools should strategically integrate cadaveric dissection with other anatomy teaching methods to foster interaction and collaboration among students during the learning process.
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Cadaveric dissection, anatomy, teaching
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