Perception of First-Year Medical Students Towards Cadaveric Oath.

Background: Cadaveric oath-taking is a special way of expressing respect and gratitude to the donors and their families of medical students. The cadaveric oath-taking ceremony was organized for the first time in our medical college. Our study was carried out with the aim of understanding the perceptions of the students after the oath-taking ceremony.

Study of the Head of Human Dry Radii in a Medical College of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Radius is a lateral bone of forearm. Its proximal end forms a part of elbow joint and superior radioulnar joint. Knowledge of the shape and size of radial head is essential for construction of radial head prosthesis.

Assessment of structured physical examination skills training using a retro-pre-questionnaire.

Purpose: The effectiveness of physical examination skills (PES) training is very rarely assessed using the "post-then-pre" approach. In this study, a retro-pre-questionnaire was used to study the effect of structured physical examination skills training (SPEST) imparted to second-year undergraduate medical students.

Methods: KIST Medical College (KISTMC) affiliated to Tribhuvan University Nepal admitted its first batch of MBBS students in November 2008.