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Analyzing the Effectiveness of Attitude Ethics and Communication Module “The Cadaver as our First Teacher” Among Medical Students of Maharashtra State of India

A. Nimje Dipti, M.A. Khan Hijab, L. Sarda Swapnilkumar and A. Wankhede Harish
Page: 142-146 | Received 22 Nov 2023, Published online: 06 Jan 2024

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Abstract

Cadaveric dissection plays an important role in anatomy teaching since centuries. The Medical Council of India now National Medical Commission has decided to implement Attitude, Ethics and Communication module (AETCOM) in all medical colleges with a goal to create doctors possessing requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and responsiveness. Present cross sectional study was carried out to analyse the effectiveness of implementing this AETCOM module 1.5 by sharing the questionnaire as online Google form, with 500 students of Phase I MBBS in Maharashtra state of India. 75.19% respondents were unaware of cadaveric study, 40.75% were unaware about body donation, 84.04% were unaware about embalming and 63.7% were unaware of dissection hall etiquettes. 97.70% respondents were stating that they had understood the importance of cadaver as teacher in medical education after studying this module. 95.34% respondents stated that this module has added to their knowledge of body donation. 90.94% stated that module has added to their knowledge about cadaveric embalming and 95.5% stated that this module has added to their knowledge of Anatomy act. Students were asked to give overall rating to this AETCOM module with respect to its effectiveness in increasing their knowledge and awareness about body donation, cadaver dissection, embalming. 59.6% have given highest score of 5, 28.1% of 4, 9.7% of 3, 1.5% of 2 and 1.1% of 1 rating. Implementing this AETCOM module for phase I MBBS students has definitely helped them to gain knowledge regarding role of cadaver in medical education and research, body donation, embalming procedure and its usefulness and has helped students to be respectful towards cadaver and follow dissection hall etiquettes.

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A. Nimje Dipti, M.A. Khan Hijab, L. Sarda Swapnilkumar and A. Wankhede Harish. Analyzing the Effectiveness of Attitude Ethics and Communication Module “The Cadaver as our First Teacher” Among Medical Students of Maharashtra State of India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.4.142.146
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