No cadavers, please

[mike1045]

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Hey, my cousin is looking to enter some profession in the medical field but he wants to know what fields omit working with cadavers. Do you guys know of any? Do PT, OT, and PA work with cadavers? What about optometry?

 

[CaliGirl14]

I'm confused, does he not want to go to medical school to avoid looking at cadavers? Then he can become a pharmacist, go into optometry..e.t.c

 

[skiddoc]

Judging from the title of the post I thought your cousin wanted to get into med school, but not as a cadaver

Go with what Cali Girl said.

 

[sonofva]

also perfusion or respiratory therapist.

 

[mike1045]

Hahaha sorry for the confusion there!

 

[Depakote]

Hey, my cousin is looking to enter some profession in the medical field but he wants to know what fields omit working with cadavers. Do you guys know of any? Do PT, OT, and PA work with cadavers? What about optometry?

I believe the PT, OT and PA programs at my school all have cadaver dissection, I do not know about optometry.

 

[Jihad]

If you'e not willing to study the organism you treat you should not go into healthcare.

This is a horrible reason to exclude professions.🙄

 

[mike1045]

I'm totally going to be a doctor, its my cousin were talking about here lol

 

[Bacchus]

Our PT and PA students participate in gross dissection. OT does neurodissection at our program. PharmD's don't dissect.

 

[Bluffer]

tell your cousin to stop being a ***** and get over it. That has to be one of the lamest excuses for deciding against med school.

 

[littlejuan]

I believe the PT, OT and PA programs at my school all have cadaver dissection, I do not know about optometry.

I'm pretty sure they do as well.

 

[orthomyxo]

Yea, PharmD's don't dissect anything.

 

[TheCellarDoor]

I know at almost all schools, dental students dissect, and at some schools, pharmacy students do as well. Even the BSN student I know had to take an anatomy class where they studied (but didn't dissect) some cadavers.

 

[MossPoh]

To base your career on a single class and thing is ridiculous in so many ways..

 

[surftheiop]

Not sure if this is coming into play here, but aren't there several religions that would not be OK with cutting up a dead body?

 

[LizzyM]

Genetic Counseling, Licensed Clinical Social Work, Nutrition/Dietetics, Clinical Psychology...

 

[cliffhuxtableDO]

tell your cousin to stop being a ***** and get over it. That has to be one of the lamest excuses for deciding against med school.

haha i agree

 

[The Poet Sings]

Not sure if this is coming into play here, but aren't there several religions that would not be OK with cutting up a dead body?

it used to be taboo in christianity, so you do have a point that some might currently have a religious problem with it.

 

[klmnop]

tell your cousin to stop being a ***** and get over it. That has to be one of the lamest excuses for deciding against med school.

i actually feel like its a legitimate excuse. lots of people don't like dead bodies just like people don't like blood. my question is why is he/she even considering it if they don't like the human body in all its glory. get a phd, learn about the body without touching it.

 

[STXGregor]

Don't let him base his whole life off not wanting to see a cadaver for a few months of his life. He doesn't have to work with cadavers his whole career. If he loves the human form he will quickly get over any fears, trust me, many in our class had to. This isn't a pleasant thing for anyone at first. But think of your cadaver as someone who gave a great sacrifice for you to become a better healthcare worker. It's quite a sacrifice that I myself am not willing to make, so I have a lot of respect for those who do. Thinking about it this way as opposed to just a preserved corpse can make all the difference and make something positive about a very morbid experience.

 

[da8s0859q]

get a phd, learn about the body without touching it.

 

[ahowardmd]

Not sure if this is coming into play here, but aren't there several religions that would not be OK with cutting up a dead body?

If somebody is going to let their religion get in the way of their studies, IMHO they should just stay away from healthcare in general.

 

[LizzyM]

There is a subset of Jewish believers (the Cohenim or Kohenim, descendents of Aaron and of the priestly caste) who are prohibited by strict interpretation of Jewish law from having contact with dead bodies...

http://blog.webyeshiva.org/questions-and-answers/can-a-cohen-be-a-doctor/

Someone within that community who was interested in health care but unwilling to be involved with cadavers could do worse than to go into clinical psychology, genetic counseling, nutrition or one of the other allied health professions. In particularly, those professions need practioners who are knowledgable of cultural issues and who can provide care in their communities.

 

[Bleg]

Hey, my cousin is looking to enter some profession in the medical field but he wants to know what fields omit working with cadavers. Do you guys know of any? Do PT, OT, and PA work with cadavers? What about optometry?

I'm pretty sure the IT guys and the DB admins don't have to deal with cadavers.

 

[likebeast]

Touro pt program doesn't use cadavers. They do computerized anatomy