What schools use cadavers?

WSU_Ally_RN, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2005

I go to Wright State in Dayton, OH. The nursing students in the Anatomy classes view and learn from cadavers that our Medical Students dissect. I wish we could have dissected them ourselves. I think it's facinating!

galenanurse2b · Sep 3, 2005

I go to Clarke College in Dubuque,Ia (Illinois border) and we use cadavers (we pray for them before hand)

Clarke College is awsome,our Bsn program has one year of prereq's and three years of clinicals so we get LOTS of hands on, more then ADN programs and traditional Bsn programs.

Jen

Ronold · Sep 3, 2005

When I took Anatomy we dissected cadavers. It was interesting to say the least.

bmburke78 · Sep 3, 2005

I just started school at LSUHSC in New Orleans, and my professors told us that we were one of 13 nursing schools in the country to still dissect cadavers. Now that I may very probably have to restart school somewhere else, I was wondering where the other 12 are. I thought it was really interesting so far, and it might factor into a moving decision.
(I have posted elsewhere about our evacuation, etc., this is just something I've been wondering about)

I took A&P I at University of Alabama at Birmingham and we used human cadavers.

smk1, LPN · Sep 3, 2005

i go to a community college and we get 4 new cadavers very year (2 new every six months). Once you have had A&P and gotten A's in the yearl ong course then you can get special projects credit and be on the disection team. Our A&P students work with the cadavers but don't actually dissect them, though pig kidneys and sheep brains and hearts and eyeballs are required for every student to dissect. I think we are truly lucky to have such a great science department and program.

tramalady45 · Sep 3, 2005

I just started school at LSUHSC in New Orleans, and my professors told us that we were one of 13 nursing schools in the country to still dissect cadavers. Now that I may very probably have to restart school somewhere else, I was wondering where the other 12 are. I thought it was really interesting so far, and it might factor into a moving decision.
(I have posted elsewhere about our evacuation, etc., this is just something I've been wondering about)

I live in California and I went to a JC and we used cadavers there. Our school had to go through hell to get them but we get 2 a year. I took the class and it was amazing! Most incredible experience in my life. I definitely recommend it. You cannot possibly imagine correctly the internal layout of a human body as accurately as seeing it with your own eyes. I liked it so much in fact that I want to eventually work for the coroner here.

Achoo!, LPN · Sep 3, 2005

I go to Madison Area Technical College and we use them as well.

MistyLou · Sep 5, 2005

I go to Rhodes State in Lima, OH and we use cadavers.

Is it possible your instructor doesn't have his facts straight when it comes to this? I think it's fairly common practice.

directcare4me · Sep 5, 2005

I go to Rhodes State in Lima, OH and we use cadavers.
Is it possible your instructor doesn't have his facts straight when it comes to this. I think it's fairly common practice.

I agree, you might want to do your own investigating. The University of Oklahoma School of Nursing's required Anatomy class also used human cadavers, one per 4-6 students. We did not share these with the medical school.

RN and Mommy · Sep 5, 2005

I just started school at LSUHSC in New Orleans, and my professors told us that we were one of 13 nursing schools in the country to still dissect cadavers. Now that I may very probably have to restart school somewhere else, I was wondering where the other 12 are. I thought it was really interesting so far, and it might factor into a moving decision.
(I have posted elsewhere about our evacuation, etc., this is just something I've been wondering about)

I go to a different school where we do not use cadavers, but I believe Nebraska Methodist College (in Omaha, NE) has a cadaver lab.