Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room
The objective of this study was to determine the reactions of preclinical medical students from year 1 and year 2 of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) to the dissecting room. A questionnaire was distributed to 183 students (90 from year 1 and 93 from year 2) in academic year 2001-...
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| description | The objective of this study was to determine the reactions of preclinical medical students from year 1 and year 2 of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) to the dissecting room. A questionnaire was distributed to 183 students (90 from year 1 and 93 from year 2) in academic year 2001-2002. The modal age of the students was 20 years (52.9%) in year 1 and 21 (60%) in year 2. The majority of the students were Malaysian (96.6% in year 1 and 96.7% in year 2) while the rest were international students. The response rate was 77.77% (70/90) from year 1 and 96.77% (90/93) from year 2 students. It was found that less than half of the students had physical symptoms on first entry to the dissecting room. The most common was dizziness (experienced by 27.1% of year 1 students and 36.7% of year 2 students). The most frequent cause of symptoms was the smell of the dissecting room (61.4% of year 1 and 34.6% of year 2 students). The most frequent method of coping with unpleasant symptoms was by relaxation (48.6% of year 1 and 44.4% of year 2 students). We found that although a majority of students expressed no untoward reaction towards the dissecting room, 17.1% of first year and 21.1% of second year students suffered the physical symptoms for over a year. The students found examinations and course workload to be more stressful than being in the dissecting room. But 4.3% of year 1 students and 9.1% of year 2 students found that the dissecting room was the most stressful place. However, the majority rated anatomy room stress from 0 (no stress) to 2 (moderate stress) on a scale from 0 to 4. The symptoms were mainly attributed to the smell of formalin. With respect to learning methods, more than 70% students stated that they used practical classes in gross anatomy and histology as a learning method. |
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| spelling | iium-53362011-11-22T08:56:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5336/ Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room Myint, Yi Yi Tun, Ye H62 Study and teaching. Research The objective of this study was to determine the reactions of preclinical medical students from year 1 and year 2 of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) to the dissecting room. A questionnaire was distributed to 183 students (90 from year 1 and 93 from year 2) in academic year 2001-2002. The modal age of the students was 20 years (52.9%) in year 1 and 21 (60%) in year 2. The majority of the students were Malaysian (96.6% in year 1 and 96.7% in year 2) while the rest were international students. The response rate was 77.77% (70/90) from year 1 and 96.77% (90/93) from year 2 students. It was found that less than half of the students had physical symptoms on first entry to the dissecting room. The most common was dizziness (experienced by 27.1% of year 1 students and 36.7% of year 2 students). The most frequent cause of symptoms was the smell of the dissecting room (61.4% of year 1 and 34.6% of year 2 students). The most frequent method of coping with unpleasant symptoms was by relaxation (48.6% of year 1 and 44.4% of year 2 students). We found that although a majority of students expressed no untoward reaction towards the dissecting room, 17.1% of first year and 21.1% of second year students suffered the physical symptoms for over a year. The students found examinations and course workload to be more stressful than being in the dissecting room. But 4.3% of year 1 students and 9.1% of year 2 students found that the dissecting room was the most stressful place. However, the majority rated anatomy room stress from 0 (no stress) to 2 (moderate stress) on a scale from 0 to 4. The symptoms were mainly attributed to the smell of formalin. With respect to learning methods, more than 70% students stated that they used practical classes in gross anatomy and histology as a learning method. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2002-12 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5336/1/Reactions_of_Medical__Students_to_the_Dissecting_Room.pdf Myint, Yi Yi and Tun, Ye (2002) Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 1 (2). ISSN 1823-4631 |
| spellingShingle | H62 Study and teaching. Research Myint, Yi Yi Tun, Ye Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| title | Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| title_full | Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| title_fullStr | Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| title_short | Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| title_sort | reactions of medical students to the dissecting room |
| topic | H62 Study and teaching. Research |
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