Surgical education: attitudes toward animal use in teaching surgery at Louisiana State University.

Full Abstract

Concerns over the use of animals in teaching have lead to a reduction in the number of live animal laboratories. A survey of 275 students and faculty was conducted to characterize their attitude toward the use of animals in teaching surgery. Respondents favored live animal use. They believed that model laboratories were helpful in learning aseptic technique and suturing skills but less helpful in learning tissue handling, dissection, hemostasis, or anesthesia.

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Author/s: Hedlund, Cheryl S (CS); Hosgood, Giselle (G); Naugler, Sasha (S);

Affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. chedlund@mail.vetmed.lsu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of veterinary medical education (J Vet Med Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 29 (issue 1) : pp 50-5

Dates: Created 2002/04/04; Completed 2002/09/26; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11932841, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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