Thanks for posting this! Reading the post took me back to my med school days.
Cadaver lab has a bad reputation in medical school; almost everyone hates it. For me, the experience of learning anatomy could not have been complete without it. I attended medical school in India. We were assigned a cadaver among eight students for all of the first year, four students on each half. Fortunately, I shared my half with three other students who were not interested in ‘digging in,’ and I got almost half to myself! 17 yo, me, who joined med school to become a surgeon, was elated!
I love that as you narrate your experience, you highlight the curiosity of discovery. Your excitement with the process was palpable. Some of the most exciting anecdotes of my med school experience took place in the cadaver lab. Also, being in India, most of the approaches to cadaver labs were quite traditional. E.g., i can never forget the pungent stench of formalin (enough to cause teary eyes), mixed with a decaying stench that was characteristic of a cadaver lab. I could write on and on, but I don’t want to hijack your post.
If you plan to go again and want to chat about something, I’d be happy to have a call!
I will look into doing this if I ever move to the bay area. However, that would need a solid reason to justify my using a cadaver again. I don’t think recreational use is respectful as opposed to educational.
Thanks for posting this! Reading the post took me back to my med school days.
Cadaver lab has a bad reputation in medical school; almost everyone hates it. For me, the experience of learning anatomy could not have been complete without it. I attended medical school in India. We were assigned a cadaver among eight students for all of the first year, four students on each half. Fortunately, I shared my half with three other students who were not interested in ‘digging in,’ and I got almost half to myself! 17 yo, me, who joined med school to become a surgeon, was elated!
I love that as you narrate your experience, you highlight the curiosity of discovery. Your excitement with the process was palpable. Some of the most exciting anecdotes of my med school experience took place in the cadaver lab. Also, being in India, most of the approaches to cadaver labs were quite traditional. E.g., i can never forget the pungent stench of formalin (enough to cause teary eyes), mixed with a decaying stench that was characteristic of a cadaver lab. I could write on and on, but I don’t want to hijack your post.
If you plan to go again and want to chat about something, I’d be happy to have a call!
I will look into doing this if I ever move to the bay area. However, that would need a solid reason to justify my using a cadaver again. I don’t think recreational use is respectful as opposed to educational.