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Before applying to medical school, I heard “rumors” that Baylor College of Medicine students use prosections rather than actually dissecting cadavers on their own. Fortunately, I was right to be skeptical of such a claim. Just recently, a friend of mine who is currently applying heard this same rumor from a UT Houston student. People need to get their facts straight.

At BCM, we do indeed use prosections as a supplement to our anatomy lab; however, the primary focus is on dissecting! There are roughly five students to each cadaver tank, and our labs are conducted every Tuesday from 10:00 AM to noon.

As for our histology labs, yes, we don’t go through the trouble of taking out microscopes, wiping them down, placing slides on the stage, and adjusting the lense(s). Instead, we have a digital slide box where we can view slides in extremely high detail on our computers. If you ask me, this is a far more effective method to study histology – focusing more on the slides rather than the set up.

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As a third year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, my posts are intended to educate others and share my experiences from this incredible journey without violating patient privacy at all costs. These blurbs are not to serve as a replacement for recommendations provided by licensed physicians under any circumstance.