Japan anatomy groups' guidelines ban posting photos of donated bodies on social media
The Japanese Association of Anatomists (JAA) and two other organizations have set ethical guidelines for students and doctors ...
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Is the dissection of cadavers a necessary part of medical education?
Dissecting cadavers is a mainstay of medical education, but it relies on donors and poses ethical and other challenges. Roshni Shastri and Crispin Wiles argue that modern teaching has moved on, but ...
When medical students meet their 'first patient' - a human cadaver
Medicine has a dark history of acquiring bodies for students to learn on. The University of Auckland's Māori-led ceremony introducing students to their cadaver is changing that.
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What ails anatomy education in medical colleges? Experts weigh in
For several years now, there has been a shortage of professors to teach anatomy at medical colleges across the country. Medical colleges have been struggling to fill these posts, and for new ...
Putting ethics at the forefront in the use of human skeletal remains
Department of Anatomy researcher Professor Siân Halcrow is collaborating with two biological anthropology colleagues from the ...
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"Not what I think it is": When Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live for a fun doctor's knowledge quiz
Ellen Pompeo, famous for playing Dr. Meredith Grey on Grey's Anatomy, showed that acting like a doctor on TV doesn't equal real medical expertise. On February 24, 2016, she was on Jimmy Kimmel Live.