Human Embryo Library: synergy between research and academic education

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Embryology, science, research, teaching, education, medical

Abstract

Human embryo libraries are enclosures where human embryonic material is collected and constitute a valuable means for those institutions that own them. The creation of an embryo library is a complex process, involving the collection of embryonic samples or histoembryological series with a high potential for research and teaching. The histoembryological series collected in the embryo libraries constitute an important visual aid in the teaching-learning process of Human Embryology due to the high didactic value of their images. The aspiration of Villa Clara Medical University to have its Human Embryotheque is already a reality, since the room was inaugurated in a space of the Faculty of Medicine. It is the objective of the authors to spread among the scientific community the importance of the inauguration of this important space necessary for teaching and research in the medical sciences.

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Author Biographies

Michel Pérez Pino, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.Cuba

Doctor in medicine. Master in Public Health. I Degree Specialist in Human Anatomy. Assistant Professor. Head of the Department of Basic Morphological Biomedical Sciences.

María Aimée Vila Bormey, Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Doctor in medicine. II Degree Specialist in Embryology. Assistant Professor and Assistant Researcher. Department of Basic Sciences.

Nélida Liduvina Sarasa Muñoz, Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Doctor in medicine. II Degree Specialist in Human Anatomy. Master in Medical Education. Doctor in Medical Sciences. Full Professor and Consultant.

Paz Maritza Franco Pérez, Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Doctor in medicine. Second Degree Specialist in Human Anatomy. Master in Medical Education. Assistant Professor and Consultant.

References

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Published

2024-07-15

How to Cite

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Pérez Pino M, Vila Bormey MA, Sarasa Muñoz NL, Franco Pérez PM. Human Embryo Library: synergy between research and academic education. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 30];16(1):e2943. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2943

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COMUNICACIÓN