As referenced in “Editor’s Perspective” in the April 2008 (Vol 31, No 4) issue of Surgical Rounds:

My, how times have changed! If you need prof of that statement, I recommend that you visit the Teatro Anatomico, an anatomy lecture/demonstration hall in the Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio in Bologna, Italy. This lecture hall exists as a testament to the study of anatomy, a subject that has seen its importance in medical school education progressively fade as first-year teaching time is reallocated to glitzier, more touchy-feely subjects.