Students were confounded to discover that specimen #17 on their first semester anatomy OSPE exam was in fact a dead opossum. “I dunno,” said one 2nd year student: “I thought I recognized the specimen from my morning bus ride, and I’m like 80% sure it was a racoon”. The student has since submitted a grade challenge to that effect, though the anatomy department has thus far declined to comment on the issue. This marks the latest continuation of a trend towards the use of exotic animal specimens in anatomy instruction. An instructor, who requested to remain anonymous, defended the decision to include the specimen, claiming that it assessed “transfer learning”. The latest reports suggest that the marking team will only be accepting “marsupial gastrocnemius” as a valid answer, provided the correct side of the body was specified. “What is even more concerning,” remarked a TA, “is how they managed to obtain three identical specimens to put in the different exam rooms.”
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