During medical school, we are taught lots of different things; ranging from anatomy (bones, muscles, organs, blood vessels), to the basics of communication skills.
I participated in all of our lectures and labs and never once thought about whether the skeleton we were looking at was "male" or "female". Let alone, whether that would make a difference. Turns out, I probably should have been considering this. Genetically-speaking males and females are different - we have different internal organs, different external organs, and our skeletons are made in different ways.
But, new research is rearing its head...
Stemming from Brighton and Sussex Medical School's in the UK.
They are proving that:
Female anatomy is different to males (pretty obvious)
It is increasingly important for medical students and doctors to understand how female anatomy is different, and how it ties in to illness/disease, in order to provide the best possible treatment
Check out the short vid below to check out the awesome women behind this exciting development, and to find out more!
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