The Uses and Value of Autopsy in Medical Education as Seen by Pathology Educators.

Hill, Rolla B.; Anderson, Robert E.

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Uses and Value of Autopsy in Medical Education as Seen by Pathology Educators.

Hill, Rolla B.; Anderson, Robert E.

Academic Medicine, v66 n2 p97-100 Feb 1991

A survey of Canadian and United States medical schools (n=98) on the uses and value of autopsy revealed that uses extend far beyond traditional ones to legal/judicial proceedings, vital statistics, epidemiological investigations, and public health and aid in understanding such complex matters as medical fallibility, medical uncertainty, and grief. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Anatomy, Classroom Techniques, Death, Diseases, Epidemiology, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Grief, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Legal Problems, Medical Education, National Surveys, Pathology, Professional Education, Public Health, Skill Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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