On 13 September 2010 07:33, Dan Driscoll <law...@dataone.in> wrote: But do not Med Students at the great GMC (Asia's First Medical College) have dissection of human cadaver as part of their Syllabus? I suppose I should be going directly to GMC about this; but maybe there are those in our posting community who can comment.
COMMENT: Dear Dan, GMC was born in 1963. It is not the first medical college in Asia. The first medical school in Asia was the Escola Medico Cirurgica de Nova Goa or the 'escola medica". >From my knowledge of their curriculum, it has a very strong Anatomy component. Escola students studied anatomy in much more detail (and in French) than those of us who did the MBBS program at GMC. I remember Dr. Dessai who was my lecturer in Anatomy. He was from the Escola era. Not only did he deal with us in a super-gentlemanly manner, he was an excellent teacher. My understanding is that, in the escola days, cadavers were not always available for dissection purposes. So, plastic models were at hand. hope this helps jc http://www.colaco.net/2/PercivalNoronhaEscola.htm