Post-Mortem Pedagogy: A Brief History of the Practice of Anatomical Dissection

Anatomical dissection is almost ubiquitous in modern medical education, masking a complex history of its practice. Dissection with the express purpose of understanding human anatomy began more than two millennia ago with Herophilus, but was soon after disavowed in the third century BCE. Historical e...

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Main Author: Connor T. A. Brenna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2021-01-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/48/1152/manuscript