Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2017 Mar;30(1):21-27. 10.11637/kjpa.2017.30.1.21.

The Application and Effectiveness for Medical Procedural Skills through the Use of the Cadaver Model

• Park JH
• Lee MY
• Yang K
• Lee JH
• Choi IJ
• Lee H

• KMID: 2374773
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2017.30.1.21

Abstract

For this study, medical students, intern physicians, and resident physicians, were surveyed about the application and effectiveness for medical procedure training using cadaver. In this survey, with a target population of 170 individuals, 105 individuals (61.7%) showed positive responses to learning medical procedural using cadaver. Resident physicians group (80.8%) showed relatively positive responses compared to 4(th) year medical students (58.1%) and intern physicians (47.6%); however, this did not account for any significant statistical difference. Regarding the application of cadaver to medical procedural practices, 95 individuals (62.1%) showed positive responses. Resident physicians (74.5%) had the highest percentage of positive responses compared to intern physicians (56.7%) and 4(th) year medical students (56.6%), and there was a significant statistical difference. Suture (15.7%) was ranked first as the most suitable medical procedural to be practiced on cadaver; tracheotomy and intubation came second and third respectively. This research confirmed the application and the effectiveness of cadaver for medical procedural training and the improvement of general medical procedural ability are expected if the cadaver is applied not only to medical schools but also to intern and resident physician training.

Keyword

Cadaver; Medical practice; Survey; Medical education; Medical students

MeSH Terms

Cadaver*
Education, Medical
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Intubation
Learning
Schools, Medical
Students, Medical
Sutures
Tracheotomy

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  Fig. 1. Survey form entitled as “Survey on the applicability of medical procedural skill education using the cavader model”.

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  Fig. 2. Pie chart for items that are thought to be helpful for medical procedural skill education using the cadaver model.

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