2018 Volume 14 Pages 95-111
The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of providing healthcare professionals with practical training using human anatomical specimens. The training was conducted as a postgraduate educational program of the Health Science University during the academic year in April 2017. Therefore, most of the participants （26/33） were graduates of the university and were in their twenties. They responded to questionnaires designed to collect background information, to reveal their perceived need for the training seminar, to ascertain the level of their satisfaction with the seminar, to gather their opinion regarding areas that need improvement, and so forth. We divided participants into two groups according to their years of clinical experience:（ 1） the first group of participants having four years or more of clinical experience, and （2） the second group of participants having less than four years of clinical experience. The statistical analysis suggests that the first group benefited more from the training seminar and also expressed greater satisfaction with the teaching methods used in the seminar than the second group. The survey also revealed differing views held by the participants when evaluating the achievement of their purposes. The first group described their feelings of achievement using their higher professional knowledge and skills whereas some of the second groups described their issue or points to look back at concerning their practice. Overall, the participants expressed a strong need for these kinds of seminars, and were satisfied with the seminar. These findings provide valuable guidelines for drafting future management strategies for training seminars, especially for those who have less experience.
