Negotiating humanity: an ethnography of cadaver-based simulation.
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract
; 28(1): 181-203, 2023 03.
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| ID: mdl-35994215
ABSTRACT
Human body donation (HBD) serves an essential function in many medical schools, particularly in institutions where people engage in cadaver-based simulation (CBS) as a pedagogical approach. The people who facilitate HBD and CBS have a highly specialized skill set, yet their expertise remains largely unacknowledged, and takes place out of sight from the broader medical school community. This manuscript, based on a two-year practice-based ethnography (Structured Observations n = 68 h, Unstructured Observations n = 150 + hours; Interviews n = 24; and Document/Policy Analysis n = 14) illuminates the complex work of HBD. We identify three primary functions of HBD and CBS (1. Cadaver Intake & Administration, 2. Cadaver Preparation, and 3. Cadaver-Based Pedagogy). We describe how medical educators involved in CBS have developed a skillset specific to their role negotiating humanity.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Negotiating
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Humanities
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada