Anatomy classes hit as private medical colleges face shortage of cadavers
2 years, 5 months ago

Anatomy classes hit as private medical colleges face shortage of cadavers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Private medical colleges in the city are having difficulty teaching anatomy due to a shortage of cadavers. The availability of cadavers in medical institutions for teaching has been plagued by long-standing allegations of corruption and a lack of clearly defined procedures to secure unclaimed bodies from morgues. "We are trying to devise some way of liberalising the practice so that bodies which are not examples of mysterious deaths can be used for dissection," said Dr K. Ramesh Reddy, director of medical education. “Many medical colleges are coming up in the state now, and all of them will need cadavers,” he said.

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Lack of Awareness: A Barrier to Cadaver Donation for Medical Education
2 months, 1 week ago

Lack of Awareness: A Barrier to Cadaver Donation for Medical Education

New Indian Express  

Lack of awareness and proper guidelines hinder cadaver donation, resulting in a shortage of bodies for medical students. Despite the importance of cadaver donation for medical education, the number of people willing to donate their bodies for medical studies has been increasing. However, lack of knowledge and proper guidelines, as well as controversies, hinder cadaver donation, resulting in a shortage …

Cadaver crunch in U.P medical colleges
1 year, 1 month ago

Cadaver crunch in U.P medical colleges

Hindustan Times  

At least 21 of the 35 state-run medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh are grappling with the challenge of procuring adequate number of cadavers required for teaching first-year anatomy students. Only cadaver dissection can help medical students understand things perfectly,” said Prof Royana Singh, HoD at Banaras Hindus University. Principal Prof Arya Desh Dipak said, “We hope to get more cadavers …

Covid causes cadaver shortage in AP medical colleges
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid causes cadaver shortage in AP medical colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A serious shortage of cadavers for study of anatomy has been reported from all the 31 medical colleges including 11 government-run establishments in Andhra Pradesh. When Deccan Chronicle made enquiries, the Andhra Medical College at Vizag said it has received only three bodies this year, against receipt of nine in 2020 and 20 in 2019. A forensic department professor …

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