From 1883 to 2019; Variables Influencing Body Procurement at McGill University

Autor/inn/en	Noël, Geoffroy P. J. C.; Heron, Julia; Naismith, Carly
Titel	From 1883 to 2019; Variables Influencing Body Procurement at McGill University
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 15 (2022) 3, S.599-608 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Noël, Geoffroy P. J. C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.2063
Schlagwörter	Educational History; Human Body; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Anatomy; Medical Education; Laboratory Procedures; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Menschlicher Körper; Prädiktor; Ausland; Anatomie; Medizinische Ausbildung; Laboruntersuchung; Kanada
Abstract	McGill University has continued to maintain whole body dissection as an integral component of its medical school curriculum. To better explore the factors influencing body procurement at McGill University, records of body receipts were collected from their paper and electronic records and analyzed from 1883 to 2019. The data collected allowed for discussion on the number of bodies received at McGill University each year, the age at death of the bodies, their sex, as well as religious affiliation and language spoken at home. As bodies of the deceased have a long held and unique status in law, this information was considered in light of historical and legislative data and, in the case of religion and language, it was compared to census data for Montréal, Québec, Canada. Overall numbers of bodies procured by McGill University have varied throughout the years, with no discernable target number over time. The current body donor profile at McGill University is likely to be a male in his 70's and likely to speak French at home. However, the strong connection of the University with the Anglophone community of Montréal is reflected by the significantly higher proportion of English-speaking donors when compared to the general population of the city. In regard to legislation, it appears that the most recent legislations did not affect the rate of procurement. However, when legislations were embraced by religious institutions in 1883, there was a 261% increase in bodies sent for dissection, over the following two decades. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01