Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Harriet Squier

  • Against anatomy lab

    Harriet Squier Haslett, Michigan, United States   Jocular students posing over mangled corpse Make no mistake, dissecting a human cadaver is revolting. When we medical students opened the cadaver bag, we were instructed to keep the head covered to prevent it from drying out. It is difficult to dissect tissues that are completely dry. We…