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. 2021 Dec;26(1):1842661.
doi: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1842661.

Resuming cadaver dissection during a pandemic

Georgina Bond  1 , Thomas Franchi  2   3
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Resuming cadaver dissection during a pandemic

Georgina Bond et al. Med Educ Online. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Methods of anatomical education have, as with many facets of normal life, been forced to evolve rapidly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst some authors claim that cadaver dissection is now under threat, we believe the centuries-old practice can and must be upheld.

Keywords: anatomical education; cadaver dissection; covid-19; medical students; pandemic.

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