A study among the first year MBBS students regarding the first exposure to the cadaver and impression about cadaveric oath in post Covid period in an Eastern India medical college


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Ghosh Enakshi, Dutta Gouranga, Sinha Biswapriya, Soumedhik Dey

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15

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Introduction: Cadaveric dissection is an integral part of teaching students of first professional MBBS. Oath taking is mandatory for teaching learning process according to National Medical Commission. The term "respect" is equality recognition. Aim and Objective: The aim and objective is to perception and reaction of students, also its effect on teaching learning process. Materials and Methods: A study is carried at Malda Medical College for a period of two years after covid 19. The study is carried just after admission of first year students regarding cadaveric oath ceremony. Responses are recorded in pre structured proforma and statistical analysis is made. Using Microsoft Excel 2019, the data is collected, tabulated, and interpreted. Results: Various responses are recorded according to questionnaire. Conclusion: It has been concluded that cadaveric oath ceremony has humanistic value to build up doctor-patient relationship in students. Students strongly agree that they will always remember the noble gesture of donors for medical education and research which cannot be compared to any of the modern-day virtual dissection tool for anatomy teaching-learning process.