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Effect of interprofessional education on cadaver dissection seminar

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In 2010, WHO published a “Framework for action on interprofessional education and collaborative practice.” Interprofessional education (IPE) is now being conducted in various ways. We have been holding cadaver dissection seminars to provide opportunities for medical students, nursing students, and nurse practitioner (NP) students to learn together. In this study, we investigated the effect of learning about IPE in cadaver dissection seminars. The seminars were held for 5 days each in 2021 and 2022 (the number of days of participation was arbitrary). In the seminars, teams of 3–5 participants with the same theme collaborated to dissect a single donated cadaver. Teams were made up of participants with different departments: 29 medical students, 12 NP students, and 20 nursing students participated in the seminar, and participants were surveyed before and after the seminars. The Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) scores before and after the dissection seminar increased significantly overall. The scores of medical and nursing students increased significantly, but those of NP students did not significantly change. In terms of the number of days of participation, a significant increase in scores was found for participants who participated for ≥ 2 days. Overall, a significant positive correlation was found between intrinsic motivation to learn and RIPLS scores. For medical students, a significant negative correlation was noted between extrinsic motivation and RIPLS scores. Cadaver dissection seminars conducted by medical, nursing, and NP students demonstrated IPE learning effect on medical students and undergraduate nursing students.

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The authors sincerely thank those who donated their bodies to science so that anatomical research could be performed. Results from such research can increase humankind’s overall knowledge, which can then improve patient care. Therefore, these donors and their families deserve our highest gratitude. The authors thank Kazuto Arimura for helping in this study. The authors would like to thank Enago (www.enago.jp) for the English language review.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan

    Kaoru Shinoda, Shun Otsuka, Kanae Umemoto, Kaori Fukushige & Munekazu Naito

  2. College of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

    Kaoru Shinoda & Masahiro Kurosawa

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All authors were involved in the discussion of the results and writing of the manuscript. The research was conceived and designed by KS and MN. The experiments were performed, data were collected, and figures were prepared by KS, SO, KU, and MK. Constructive suggestions were provided and discussions were conducted by KS, KF, and MN. The manuscript was reviewed and revised by KS, SO, KU, KF, MK, and MN.

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Shinoda, K., Otsuka, S., Umemoto, K. et al. Effect of interprofessional education on cadaver dissection seminar. Anat Sci Int 98, 434–440 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-022-00700-8

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