Medical Majors that perhaps don't require cadaver dissection?

peggysue
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:19:52 +0000

This may sound odd, but have you ever dissected anything before? Before my 7th grade biology class, which was the first time I dissected something, I was totally grossed out by the concept of cutting something up! Then, on the second day of class (yeah, our teacher was a little odd) I came into class to find a cow eyeball sitting on the desk on a little tray. We got in groups to dissect, and of course I was stuck with two people who absolutely refused to touch it, so I got stuck with the scalpel. And guess what? I loved it! It’s fascinating to see the machinery of a living thing. I went on to dissect a frog and a shark that year (both pregant) and I know it sounds weird, but that’s the only thing I remember from middle school science. If you’ve never dissected something before, give it a try first. And no, I think the gross anatomy lab is required for all meidcal students, first year.