'I just realized that something happened to me today' - An innovative educational approach to support students in dealing with the dissection course, death and dying

摘要

Background and aim: The dissection course is an essential part of preclinical medical education. At the Medical Faculty of Duesseldorf, a required elective course has been developed over three semesters with the aim of encouraging students to reflect on their experiences in the dissection course and offering them support in dealing with aspects of death and dying. The aim of this paper is to present this educational approach and the student evaluations.