Anna Medical College Admits Have Used a Corpse in Its Anatomy Course

From the next day, Wednesday, Anil Johri even intervened on waves Radioplus that Anna Medical College had never received corpse Mauras College of Dentistry. But now barely three days later, he changed version.

It was cornered by the Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Sudershan Sowdi, Saturday, April 19. In a statement, he confirms that " he College has received a dead body for medical usage […] on 3rd July 2012 from local dental college at Arsenal".

But there are not that statement. L'Express is also in the presence of a letter from Johri, dated 4 July 2012 and addressed to the Commissioner of Police and the Director of the TEC, in which property is part this transfer of corpse. "We wish to inform you that we have taken over the dead body of Late Hansa Mandhub from Mauras College of Dentistry on 3rd July 2012," can be red in this letter. Anil Johri indicates that it is on the board of Mauras that it took the decision to inform the Commissioner.

At the TEC, it was confirmed that transfer. " We are well aware the TEC that Anna Medical College uses corpses for his anatomy class " , says a reliable source within the TEC. According to her, the body in question was cut into several pieces for the purposes of anatomical studies of Anna students. " There has been this transfer of corpses. Now, in what conditions, I do not know, " the source added.

So why have said the opposite? Especially since even in an article published in a previous edition, Anil Johri had insisted on the use of synthetic models for anatomy classes. The press release of the Anna Dean Medical College leaves understand that the comments on the issue were "untrue and unauthorized" or the product of bad media citations.

According to lexpress source in TEC, existing regulations require all medical schools to include courses in anatomy from cadavers, without specifying whether they are synthetic or real. A legal vacuum on the issue is also criticized. Here's a light on the whole affair was brought to light in early April.