Cadaver Shortage Impacts Anatomy Training In Nalgonda Medical College
There are 600 MBBS students studying in the medical college. While the Anatomy Department requires 20 to 25 bodies annually for practical classes, only six are currently available.
Nalgonda: A shortage of cadavers at the Government Medical College in Nalgonda needed for anatomy training for medical students has come to light, with faculty calling for urgent public awareness on body donation.There are 600 MBBS students studying in the medical college. While the Anatomy Department requires 20 to 25 bodies annually for practical classes, only six are currently available.
Human bodies are critical for firsthand study of human anatomy and are preserved for up to a year for teaching purposes. As per norms, bodies of unidentified persons can be handed over to medical colleges for education if they remain unclaimed in the mortuary for over 72 hours after post-mortem. This process is overseen by a 13-member government committee. However, officials say such unclaimed bodies are often buried by municipal authorities or voluntary organizations, leaving the college dependent mostly on voluntary donations.
The college faculty has stressed the need for the public to come forward and donate the bodies of deceased loved ones on a voluntary basis, and there is also a pressing need to raise awareness on organ and body donation necessary for medical colleges.
