A shortage of cadavers: The predicament of regional anatomy education in mainland China
A shortage of cadavers: The predicament of regional anatomy education in mainland China
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尸体短缺：中国大陆局部解剖学教育的困境
DOI：
10.1002/ase.1788
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
影响因子：
7.3
通讯作者：
Xiong, Kun
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作者：
Chen, Dan;Zhang, Qi;Xiong, Kun
无论在中国大陆还是世界各地，局部解剖学都是医学院校课程中最重要的基础科学课程之一。因此，解剖尸体和使用解剖标本仍然是解剖学教育中最重要的教学方法。然而，医学教育工作者越来越关注中国大陆医疗用尸体的持续短缺，这一问题可能会严重限制人体解剖学教育的未来发展。本研究通过对中国大陆医学院校解剖学教学中尸体使用情况的调查，发现中国大陆大多数医学院校的尸体资源与其地理位置、学术排名以及当地对遗体捐献政策的支持程度有关。缓解这种尸体短缺的有效措施可能包括未来努力推动国家层面的遗体捐献立法，在中国公民中更广泛地接受遗体捐献，以及有效和人道的遗体捐献协议。Anat Sci Educ 11：397-402.© 2018美国解剖学家协会。
Both in mainland China and around the world, regional anatomy stands as one of the most important basic science courses in medical school curricula. As such, dissection of human cadavers and use of prosected specimens remains the most essential teaching method in anatomy education. However, medical educators have raised increasing concerns about an ongoing shortage of cadavers for medical use in mainland China, a problem which may seriously limit the future development of human anatomy education. Based on a survey on cadaver usage in anatomy education in mainland China, this study found that the cadaver resources of most given medical schools in mainland China are associated with their geographic location, academic ranking, and local support for body donation policies. Effective measures to alleviate this shortage of cadavers may include future efforts to promote national‐level body donation legislation, broader acceptance of body donation among Chinese citizens, and an efficient and humane protocol for body donation. Anat Sci Educ 11: 397–402. © 2018 American Association of Anatomists.