“There’s manual dexterity involved in terms of learning the equipment that they will eventually be using in surgery as well. And they need to interpret what they see.”
Still for many, making that first cut into a human body can be hard. Elizabeth Shy, a medical student, said she was unsure in her cutting technique at first.
“So even if you have a scalpel in your hand, you know that your job is to cut into the body, it’s hard to really put enough pressure to make that happen. I found myself throughout many, many labs, I would just be holding the cadaver’s hand, and I would find myself sort of rubbing the arm or the shoulder. Because I think it was still my human reaction to try to be comforting the patient.”
Zachary Feldman who plans to specialize in psychiatry says medical students often report a similar dream. He says they will dream of cutting into a cadaver who suddenly comes alive. And its face is the same face as the dreamer’s.
“I interpret that as, when you start medical school, your boundary between physician and patient is really blurred…when you see someone hurting or ill it’s not hard to see your own mortality and your own vulnerability.”
Gratitude ceremonies were once rare, but now can be found across the country. Medical student David Hankins says it’s impossible to overstate the value of the body donor’s gift.
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