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ReviewAnatomical sciences education2026

"A lot of it is about feel": The promise of sensory ethnography for anatomical education research.

Paula Cameron, Olga Kits, Anna MacLeod

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Review in Anatomical sciences education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Paula CameronContinuing Professional Development and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5621-6829
Olga KitsResearch Methods Unit, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2444-7881
Anna MacLeodContinuing Professional Development and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0939-7767

Funding

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada A. MacLeod_2018 RC MERGSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 430-2018-00274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethnographers have constructed rich accounts of cultural settings since the early nineteenth century. A new approach, sensory ethnography, holds great promise for Health Professions Education scholars in its incorporation of the senses, particularly regarding anatomical teaching and learning. In this article, we describe sensory ethnography as a promising approach for anatomical sciences education research. We draw on our sensory ethnographic research on human donor learning programs to provide concrete examples of this approach in action, in all its complexity and promise. We explore how the senses can be woven into key phases of the research process and describe challenges and considerations we grappled with during our research. Finally, drawing on our research data, we offer five key ways sensory ethnography can elevate our understanding of Health Professions Education.

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AnatomySensationAnthropology, CulturalHumansLearninganatomical donor programsanatomical sciences/medical educationanatomy and medical educationanatomy teachingcritical care medicinesensory ethnographysimulation

Identifiers

PMID41069065
PMCPMC12934364

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