Challenges of access to cadavers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) for undergraduate medical teaching: a review and potential solutions in the form of 3D printed replicas

Abstract The inequity of resources available for learning human anatomy, one of the basic sciences underpinning a medical or allied health training, between low- and high-income countries is stark. Many Low Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) have no access to cadavers for the study of human anatomy. In...

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Published in:	3D Printing in Medicine
Main Authors:	Paul G. McMenamin, Lucy F. Costello, Michelle R. Quayle, John F. Bertram, Aboubacar Kaka, Nakapi Tefuarani, Justin W. Adams
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Anatomy LMIC Culture Ethics Humanitarian aid 3D printing
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41205-025-00277-8