Unit name | Advanced Dissection |
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Unit code | ANAT30006 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Spear |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
Methods, Communication & Translation, Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Research Portfolio |
School/department | School of Anatomy |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The overall aim of this unit is to provide students with the opportunity to further their existing anatomical knowledge by hands-on dissection of a cadaveric subject and to provide a basis for the research portfolio. Working in small groups, students will take turns over the course of the unit to lead the group dissection, and are wholly involved in selection, planning, and performing of the dissection. The nature of the material involved, with inherent pathologies, variations and abnormalities that often disclosed on dissection, offers the opportunity for further research and investigation. Students will be expected to maintain the dignity and respect of the cadaveric subject at all times but will gain a huge amount of knowledge from their ‘silent teacher’.
At the end of the unit students should be able to:
As most interactions with patients involve surface anatomy, the rationale behind these teaching sessions is to learn from the ‘outside inwards’. Cadavers will be used to study surface anatomy, then these landmarks will guide dissection. Online tutorials (the flipped classroom) and interpretation of MR scans will prepare students for practical dissection sessions. Class based discussion and break out ad hoc teaching will respond to pathologies and variance as they are discovered.
Students will be given anonymised information on their cadavric subject such as age, cause of death, known procedure and occupation and
1 Group oral medical history presentation “Our Cadaver’s History”.
2 x summative Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE), in the January and Summer assessment periods.
Completion of a reflective dissection log
The assessment weightings follow.
Discoveries and observations made during the course of dissection will drive further reading to a large extent. The flipped classroom will aid preparation for dissection. However the following textbooks will provide an advanced level overview of regional anatomy.