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gross anatomy education utilizing body donors human specimens assists acquisition nontraditional disciplineindependent skills ntdis teamwork communication leadership alterations anatomy curricula resulting covid19 pandemic likely impact ntdis acquisition yet manifests unclear study therefore explored anatomy educator perspectives ntdis acquisition response changes teaching delivery gross anatomy educators across different countries recruited took part oneonone semistructured interviews audio recorded transcribed data analyzed using framework method basic statistical analyses performed demographic categorical data fifteen educators five continents interviewed average length 325 min range 1751 min educator experience ranged 04 years n 3 20 years n 7 taught using dissection n 14 prosection use n 13 also common themes relating ntdis included expected content respect donors teamwork communication skills humanistic values assessable content assessment challenges impact curriculum changes ntdis unique anatomy education included cultural ethical social considerations around dead bodies including boundaries social norms informed curriculum alterations covid19 pandemic first empirical study anatomy educator perspectives ntdis highlights potentially adverse educational impacts decreased interaction body donors human specimens ntdis acquisition difficulties ntdis assessment findings support gross anatomy education unique providing ntdis cannot easily replicated elsewhere recommendations around ntdisspecific educator competencies promoting ntdis provided