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Cadaver dissection is a powerful rite of passage for medical students and provides an extraordinary opportunity to teach clinical medicine simultaneously with the study of human anatomy. General internists and family practitioners are uniquely qualified to enhance the basic science anatomy course because of their holistic approach to patient care. Using the cadaver as the student’s first patient, Generalist Physician Anatomy Faculty (GPAF) bridge the gap between basic sciences and the clinical curriculum by helping students gain a better understanding of the clinical relevance of their dissection findings, increasing the student’s appreciation for how a patient's life might have been affected by these conditions, fostering professional identity development, and modeling medical professionalism.

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