Cultivation of humanistic values in medical education through anatomy pedagogy and gratitude ceremony for body donors

作者：Kaihua Guo, Tāo Luò, Lihua Zhou, Dazheng Xu, Guangming Zhong, Huaqiao Wang, Jie Xu, Guoliang Chu · 发表于：BMC Medical Education · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1186/s12909-020-02292-1 · 被引用次数：63 · 研究领域：Anatomy and Medical Technology、Empathy and Medical Education、Innovations in Medical Education

BACKGROUND: One of the most important objectives of modern medical education is to empower medical students to become humanistic clinicians. Human anatomy plays a crucial role in this mission by using cadavers to cause reflections on death, dying, illness, and the role of medical practitioners in humanistic care. The objective of this study was to introduce, describe, and evaluate the impact of a ceremony in honor of the body donors on ethical and humanistic attitudes of medical students. METHODS: We used a phenomenological research approach to explore and understand the lived experiences of the anatomy teachers as they teach anatomy in the context of humanism and ethics. A separate survey of third-year medical students was carried out to understand their perceptions of changes in themselves, respect for donors and donor families, and their relationship with patients. Data were collected in two phases: a desktop review of teaching materials followed by in-depth interviews of the main anatomy teachers followed by a self-administered, 5-item Likert scaled questionnaire given to students. RESULTS: In the present article, we describe the rituals conducted in honor of body donors at our School of Medicine. We also describe the lived experiences of anatomy teachers as they work on improving humanistic education quality through the introduction of the concept of "silent mentor" which refers to a cadaver that quietly allows medical students to learn from it. In turn, a ceremony in ho...