Introduction to cadavers – A student’s perspective.

ABSTRACT

Background: Dissection of the dead human body has been central to medical education since Renaissance. First year medical students normally experience a variety of emotional reactions and mixed feelings, when they encounter human cadavers for the first time. Aim: In order to assess the impact of anxiety and physical symptoms from the eperience of dissection room, a questionnair was prepared which provide an insight in to the diffrence in attitude and dissection hall. the students were asked to answer in either 'yes' or 'no' option. Observation No statistical significant difference was found between the responses of male and female students except regarding the previous exposure to deal body, which was more in males and statistically significant (p<0.05). Difficulty in consuming food and shivering of hands were more common in males in comparison to females. Conclusion: A better teacher – student interaction, pre-education sessions will help in improving the attitudes of students towards cadaveric dissection, which will in turn offer a stable mental status for medicos to handle higher levels of stress in their clinical career, thereby reducing the drop-out rates.