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Figueras JH, Chan D, Maheshwer B, Erwin J, Thomson C, Dixon T, Grawe BM, Thompson AR. Development of an Orthopedic Surgery Anatomy Curricular Model for Fourth Year Medical Students Using a Modified Delphi Method. J Surg Educ 2023; 80:1403-1411. [PMID: 37598058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to develop anatomy-focused learning outcomes that can be used to design a fourth-year elective for students matriculating into orthopedic surgery residencies. DESIGN A series of proposed learning outcomes (N=72) was developed using the ACGME Orthopedic Milestones 2.0 as a framework. In 2021, these were converted into a survey asking participants to rate the importance of each outcome on a 5-point Likert scale. The modified Delphi Method was used to refine the list of outcomes until group consensus was achieved. The consensus was defined using a conservative 3-tier approach. SETTING Eighteen academic centers with an associated orthopedic surgery residency. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-six orthopedic surgeons (ranging from 1 to 42 years in practice). RESULTS Of the 72 learning outcomes from the first-round survey, 25 met consensus criteria. Of the 62 learning outcomes from the second-round survey, 45 met consensus criteria. All learning outcomes that met consensus criteria after the second-round survey were stratified into low-yield (n = 8), intermediate-yield (n = 34), and high-yield (n = 28) categories. CONCLUSION Using a modified Delphi Method, this study elicited feedback from experts in the field of orthopedic surgery to develop a framework for a fourth-year elective focused on anatomical concepts important for students applying to residencies in orthopedic surgery. The product of this process affords a great deal of flexibility when utilizing the results of this study in institution-specific curricular development.
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- Jorge H Figueras
- Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Keim SA, Harmon DJ, Martindale JR, Lopez EN, Sanky C, Brooks WS, Cotter MM, Davies DL, Doroudi M, Fahl JC, Farias A, Granite G, Harrell KM, Kar R, Kramer KL, Jackson J, Jones S, Lackey-Cornelison W, Laitman JT, Latacha K, Lewis SR, Lovejoy Mork A, Marzban H, McNary TG, McWhorter DL, Merchant A, Mussell JC, Quinn MM, Reidenberg JS, Royer D, Sakaguchi A, Sawyer FK, Topping DB, Wainman B, Wineski LE, Zumwalt AC, Hankin MH. Essential anatomy for core clerkships: A clinical perspective. Anat Sci Educ 2023; 16:943-957. [PMID: 36929575 DOI: 10.1002/ase.2272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Clerkships are defining experiences for medical students in which students integrate basic science knowledge with clinical information as they gain experience in diagnosing and treating patients in a variety of clinical settings. Among the basic sciences, there is broad agreement that anatomy is foundational for medical practice. Unfortunately, there are longstanding concerns that student knowledge of anatomy is below the expectations of clerkship directors and clinical faculty. Most allopathic medical schools require eight "core" clerkships: internal medicine (IM), pediatrics (PD), general surgery (GS), obstetrics and gynecology (OB), psychiatry (PS), family medicine (FM), neurology (NU), and emergency medicine (EM). A targeted needs assessment was conducted to determine the anatomy considered important for each core clerkship based on the perspective of clinicians teaching in those clerkships. A total of 525 clinical faculty were surveyed at 24 United States allopathic medical schools. Participants rated 97 anatomical structure groups across all body regions on a 1-4 Likert-type scale (1 = not important, 4 = essential). Non-parametric ANOVAs determined if differences existed between clerkships. Combining all responses, 91% of anatomical structure groups were classified as essential or more important. Clinicians in FM, EM, and GS rated anatomical structures in most body regions significantly higher than at least one other clerkship (p = 0.006). This study provides an evidence-base of anatomy content that should be considered important for each core clerkship and may assist in the development and/or revision of preclinical curricula to support the clinical training of medical students.
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- Sarah A Keim
- Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Office of Medical Education, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Anatomy & Cell Biology, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
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- Anatomical Sciences Education Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Medical Education (Anatomy), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomy, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Division of Anatomy and Molecular Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, LSUHSC-NO, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, California, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomy, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Anatomical Sciences Education Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Niedermair JF, Antipova V, Manhal S, Siwetz M, Wimmer-Röll M, Hammer N, Fellner FA. On the added benefit of virtual anatomy for dissection-based skills. Anat Sci Educ 2023; 16:439-451. [PMID: 36453060 DOI: 10.1002/ase.2234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Technological approaches deploying three-dimensional visualization to integrate virtual anatomy are increasingly used to provide medical students with state-of-the-art teaching. It is unclear to date to which extent virtual anatomy may help replace the dissection course. Medical students of Johannes Kepler University attend both a dissection and a virtual anatomy course. This virtual anatomy course is based on Cinematic Rendering and radiological imaging and teaches anatomy and pathology. This study aims to substantiate student benefits achieved from this merged teaching approach. Following their dissection course, 120 second-year students took part in objective structured practical examinations (OSPE) conducted on human specimens prior to and following a course on Cinematic Rendering virtual anatomy. Likert-based and open-ended surveys were conducted to evaluate student perceptions of both courses and their utility. Virtual anatomy teaching was found to be unrelated to improvements in student's ability to identify anatomical structures in anatomical prosections, yielding only a 1.5% increase in the OSPE score. While the students rated the dissection course as being more important and impactful, the virtual anatomy course helped them display the learning content in a more comprehensible and clinically applicable way. It is likely that Cinematic Rendering-based virtual anatomy affects knowledge gain in domains other than the recognition of anatomical structures in anatomical prosections. These findings underline students' preference for the pedagogic strategy of the dissection course and for blending this classical approach with novel developments like Cinematic Rendering, thus preparing future doctors for their clinical work.
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- Department of Macroscopic and Clinical Anatomy, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Office of the Vice Rector for Studies and Teaching, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Macroscopic and Clinical Anatomy, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Medical Branch, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU), Chemnitz, Germany
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- Central Radiology Institute, Johannes Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
- Division of Virtual Morphology, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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Veazey K, Robertson EM. How human anatomy is being taught in entry-level occupational therapy programs in the United States. Anat Sci Educ 2023; 16:305-322. [PMID: 36205039 DOI: 10.1002/ase.2226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
There has been a lack of empirical information regarding anatomy education for occupational therapists (OTs). Insufficient anatomy education can result in underprepared entry-level OTs, who may then produce increased practice errors and reduced patient care. The objective of this study was to investigate how human gross anatomy was taught in entry-level occupational therapy programs throughout the United States and evaluate faculty perspectives on its teaching. A mixed-methods survey was sent to the directors of entry-level occupational therapy programs in the United States. Survey responses were compiled to best represent the current occupational therapy education environment. Ten of sixty-eight participating programs did not teach anatomy as a part of their standard occupational therapy curriculum. Of the programs that featured entry-level occupational therapy anatomy courses, the majority were taught by either a non-clinician anatomist or an OT without specialized anatomy training in a region-based, standalone anatomy course during the first semester. In most programs, anatomy was taught to only occupational therapy students using lecture, models/plastination, and/or prosection. Teaching tools, methods, faculty, and programmatic factors were perceived as contributing to program strengths. The design, resources, and faculty involved in the occupational therapy anatomy course may negatively impact the perceived quality of an occupational therapy anatomy program and its students. Participants identified several consequences of insufficient anatomy preparedness, including academic, clinical reasoning, treatment skills, patient care, and professional identity concerns. Occupational therapy educators may want to be aware of the current climate of occupational therapy anatomy education in the United States when designing entry-level occupational therapy anatomy curricula.
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- Kathryn Veazey
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Education, Division of Clinical Anatomy, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, USA
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O'Loughlin VD, Goodwin M, Reynolds A. Skeletal muscle coverage in undergraduate courses: a comparison of stand-alone human anatomy and anatomy and physiology (A&P) courses. Adv Physiol Educ 2022; 46:400-415. [PMID: 35446594 DOI: 10.1152/advan.00038.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Anecdotal data suggest great variation in breadth and depth of skeletal muscle coverage between undergraduate human anatomy (HA) and anatomy and physiology (A&P) courses. This manuscript is the second in a series (Reynolds A, Goodwin M, O'Loughlin VD. Adv Physiol Educ 46: 309-318, 2022. doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00084.2021) that methodically assesses skeletal muscle content coverage across undergraduate HA and A&P courses. The authors developed an online skeletal muscle coverage survey and collected 342 responses worldwide, 156 from instructors of HA courses and 186 from A&P course instructors. Demographic results showed that HA courses are primarily taught at 4-year baccalaureate institutions, have relatively larger class sizes, and are more likely to use human (vs. animal) prosections or dissections. In contrast, A&P courses are primarily taught at community colleges, have relatively smaller class sizes, and are more likely to use animal (vs. human) dissections. HA courses tend to require their students to learn all skeletal muscle aspects (i.e., identification, action, attachments, innervation), whereas A&P courses tend to focus on muscle identification or action only. The proportions of courses that require identification of large, superficial skeletal muscles are similar between the two course types. However, HA courses are more likely to require their students to identify deeper and smaller muscles, including more distal appendicular muscles and pelvic muscles. These differences likely are due, in part, to the more anatomical focus of HA courses and the slightly different student populations between these courses. These findings provide much-needed information about muscular system coverage between HA and A&P courses and may guide instructor discussions about curricula.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana
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Reynolds A, Goodwin M, O'Loughlin VD. General trends in skeletal muscle coverage in undergraduate human anatomy and anatomy and physiology courses. Adv Physiol Educ 2022; 46:309-318. [PMID: 35201918 DOI: 10.1152/advan.00084.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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There is a widely variable breadth of coverage of skeletal muscle content across both undergraduate human anatomy and undergraduate anatomy and physiology (A&P) courses. In response to the need for a more global understanding of the content taught in undergraduate anatomy courses, we developed an online survey (administered through Qualtrics) where both human anatomy and A&P faculty could report skeletal muscle coverage in their courses. The survey also collected comparative demographic institutional data such as the type of institution (community college vs. 4 year), course format, and geographic location of the undergraduate institution. Skeletal muscles surveyed included those listed and described in a typical undergraduate human anatomy text (McKinley MP, O'Loughlin VD, Pennefather O. Human Anatomy (5th ed.), 2017, p. 960). The data indicated some interesting instructional trends regarding muscular system coverage. First, both the "identification" and "action" of specific muscles are taught at a higher frequency than the teaching of either "attachments or innervation." Innervation of specific skeletal muscles is the least taught concept. In each body region, certain muscles were taught with higher frequency than others. This research shows there is a global trend in teaching identification of specific skeletal muscles within each body region and often this is accompanied by teaching actions of said muscles. These general instructional trends may increase our understanding of the anatomical and physiological education our undergraduate students are receiving and will lead to further critical conversations about content development and curriculum.
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- Amberly Reynolds
- Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Conroe, Texas
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Koop CFA, Marschollek M, Schmiedl A, Proskynitopoulos PJ, Behrends M. Does an Audiovisual Dissection Manual Improve Medical Students' Learning in the Gross Anatomy Dissection Course? Anat Sci Educ 2021; 14:615-628. [PMID: 33460300 DOI: 10.1002/ase.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The gross anatomy dissection course is considered to be one of the most important subjects in medical school. Advancing technology facilitates the production of e-learning material that can improve the learning of topographic anatomy during the course. The purpose of this study was to examine a locally produced audiovisual dissection manual's effects on performance in dissection, formal knowledge gained, motivation, emotions, learning behavior, and learning efficiency of the medical students. The results, combined with the total effort put into the production of the manual, should support decisions on further implementation of this kind of audiovisual e-learning resource into the university's curriculum. First-year medical students (n = 279) were randomly divided into three groups for two weeks within the regular dissection course hours during the dissection of the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck. Two groups received an audiovisual dissection manual (n = 96) or an improved written manual (n = 94) as an intervention, the control group (n = 89) received the standard dissection manual. After dissection, each student filled out tests and surveys and their dissections were evaluated. The audiovisual dissection manual did not have any significant positive effects on the examined parameters. The effects of the audiovisual dissection manual on the medical students' learning experience, as observed in this study, did not support further curriculum implementation of this kind of e-learning resource. This study can serve as an orientation for further evaluation and design of e-learning resources for the gross anatomy dissection course.
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- Christian F A Koop
- Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Office of the Dean of Studies, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Pan SQ, Chan LK, Yan Y, Yang X. Survey of Gross Anatomy Education in China: The Past and the Present. Anat Sci Educ 2020; 13:390-400. [PMID: 32107879 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Medical education in mainland China has undergone massive expansion and reforms in the past decades. A nation-wide survey of the five-year clinical medicine programs aimed to examine the course hours, pedagogies, learning resources and teaching staff of anatomy both at present and over the past three decades (1990-1999, 2000-2009, and 2010-2018). The directors or senior teachers from 90 out of the 130 five-year clinical medicine programs were invited to fill out a factual questionnaire by email. Ultimately, sixty-five completed questionnaires were received from 65 different schools. It was found that the total number of gross anatomy course hours has decreased by 11% in the past 30 years and that systematic and regional anatomy have been increasingly taught separately among the surveyed medical schools. Problem-based learning has been adopted in thirty-five (54%) of the surveyed schools, and team-based learning is used in ten (15%) of the surveyed schools. The surveyed schools reported receiving more donated cadavers in recent years, with the average number increasing from 20.67 ± 20.29 in 2000-2009 to 36.10 ± 47.26 in 2010-2018. However, this has not resulted in a decrease in the number of students who needed to share one cadaver (11.85 ± 5.03 in 1990-1999 to 14.22 ± 5.0 in 2010-2018). A decreasing trend regarding the teacher-student ratio (1:25.5 in 2000-2009 to 1:33.2 in 2010-2018) was also reported. The survey demonstrated the historical changes in gross anatomy education in China over the past thirty years.
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MESH Headings
- Anatomy/education
- Anatomy/statistics & numerical data
- Anatomy/trends
- Cadaver
- China
- Curriculum/statistics & numerical data
- Curriculum/trends
- Dissection/statistics & numerical data
- Dissection/trends
- Education, Medical, Undergraduate/history
- Education, Medical, Undergraduate/statistics & numerical data
- Education, Medical, Undergraduate/trends
- Faculty/statistics & numerical data
- History, 20th Century
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Problem-Based Learning/statistics & numerical data
- Schools, Medical/history
- Schools, Medical/statistics & numerical data
- Schools, Medical/trends
- Students, Medical/statistics & numerical data
- Surveys and Questionnaires/statistics & numerical data
- Teaching/history
- Teaching/statistics & numerical data
- Teaching/trends
- Time Factors
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- San-Qiang Pan
- Division of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Giuriato R, Štrkalj G, Meyer AJ, Pather N. Anatomical Sciences in Chiropractic Education: A Survey of Chiropractic Programs in Australia. Anat Sci Educ 2020; 13:37-47. [PMID: 30793519 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Human anatomy knowledge is a core requirement for all health care clinicians. There is a paucity of information relating to anatomy content and delivery in Australian chiropractic programs. The aim of this study was to describe anatomy teaching in Australian chiropractic programs, utilizing a survey which was distributed to all four programs, requesting information on: anatomy program structure, delivery methods, assessment, teaching resources, and academic staff profile at their institution. The survey was undertaken in 2016 and documented practices in that academic year. All four institutions responded. There was a reported difference in the teaching hours, content, delivery and assessment of anatomy utilized in Australian chiropractic programs. Anatomy was compulsory at all four institutions with the mean total of 214 (SD ± 100.2) teaching hours. Teaching was undertaken by permanent ongoing (30%) and sessional academic staff, and student to teacher ratio varied from 15:1 to 12:1. A variety of teaching resources were utilized, including human tissue access, either as prosected cadavers or plastinated body parts. The results of this survey confirm that anatomy has an established place in chiropractic education programs in Australia and while curricular variations exist, all programs had similar course design, delivery, and assessment methods. This study confirmed the provision of a strong foundation in topographical anatomy and neuroanatomy, while other anatomical sciences, such as histology and embryology were not consistently delivered. Formalization of a core anatomy curriculum together with competency standards is needed to assist program evaluation and development, and for accreditation purposes.
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- Rosemary Giuriato
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Bork F, Stratmann L, Enssle S, Eck U, Navab N, Waschke J, Kugelmann D. The Benefits of an Augmented Reality Magic Mirror System for Integrated Radiology Teaching in Gross Anatomy. Anat Sci Educ 2019; 12:585-598. [PMID: 30697948 PMCID: PMC6899842 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Early exposure to radiological cross-section images during introductory anatomy and dissection courses increases students' understanding of both anatomy and radiology. Novel technologies such as augmented reality (AR) offer unique advantages for an interactive and hands-on integration with the student at the center of the learning experience. In this article, the benefits of a previously proposed AR Magic Mirror system are compared to the Anatomage, a virtual dissection table as a system for combined anatomy and radiology teaching during a two-semester gross anatomy course with 749 first-year medical students, as well as a follow-up elective course with 72 students. During the former, students worked with both systems in dedicated tutorial sessions which accompanied the anatomy lectures and provided survey-based feedback. In the elective course, participants were assigned to three groups and underwent a self-directed learning session using either Anatomage, Magic Mirror, or traditional radiology atlases. A pre- and posttest design with multiple choice questions revealed significant improvements in test scores between the two tests for both the Magic Mirror and the group using radiology atlases, while no significant differences in test scores were recorded for the Anatomage group. Furthermore, especially students with low mental rotation test (MRT) scores benefited from the Magic Mirror and Anatomage and achieved significantly higher posttest scores compared to students with a low MRT score in the theory group. Overall, the results provide supporting evidence that the Magic Mirror system achieves comparable results in terms of learning outcome to established anatomy learning tools such as Anatomage and radiology atlases.
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- Felix Bork
- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Faculty of InformaticsTechnical University of MunichMunichGermany
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- Chair for Vegetative Anatomy, Faculty of MedicineLudwig‐Maximilians UniversityMunichGermany
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- Chair for Vegetative Anatomy, Faculty of MedicineLudwig‐Maximilians UniversityMunichGermany
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- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Faculty of InformaticsTechnical University of MunichMunichGermany
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- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Faculty of InformaticsTechnical University of MunichMunichGermany
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- Chair for Vegetative Anatomy, Faculty of MedicineLudwig‐Maximilians UniversityMunichGermany
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- Chair for Vegetative Anatomy, Faculty of MedicineLudwig‐Maximilians UniversityMunichGermany
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Shead DA, Roos R, Olivier B, Ihunwo AO. Gross anatomy education for South African undergraduate physiotherapy students. Anat Sci Educ 2018; 11:554-564. [PMID: 29338131 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Eight faculties in South Africa offer undergraduate physiotherapy training with gross anatomy included as a basis for clinical practice. Little information exists about anatomy education for this student body. A 42-question peer-reviewed survey was distributed to physiotherapy gross anatomy course coordinators in all the eight faculties. Seven coordinators from six (75%) of the universities responded. Two respondents' data from the same university were pooled. Collected data show that staff qualifications and experience varied widely and high to average staff to student ratios exist between faculties. Direct anatomy teaching duration was 12.3 (SD ±5.2) weeks per semester. Total number of weeks in courses per faculty was 27.6 (SD ±5.7) varying widely between institutions. Calculable direct contact anatomy hours ranged between 100 and 308 with a mean of 207.6 (SD ±78.1). Direct contact hours in lectures averaged 3.9 (SD ±1.6) per week and the average direct contact hours in practical sessions were 3.5 (SD ±1.8) per week. Dissection, prosection, plastinated models, surface anatomy, and e-learning were available across faculties. Ancillary modalities such as vertical integration and inter-professional learning were in use. All faculties had multiple-choice questions, spot tests, and short examination questions. Half had viva-voce examinations and one had additional long questions assessment. Students evaluated teaching performance in five faculties. Four faculties were reviewing anatomy programs to consider implementing changes to anatomy curriculum or pedagogy. The findings highlighted disparity between programs and also identified the need for specific guidelines to develop a unified South African gross anatomy course for physiotherapy students.
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- Dorothy A Shead
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Royer DF, Kessler R, Stowell JR. Evaluation of an innovative hands-on anatomy-centered ultrasound curriculum to supplement graduate gross anatomy education. Anat Sci Educ 2017; 10:348-362. [PMID: 27870531 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ultrasound (US) can enhance anatomy education, yet is incorporated into few non-medical anatomy programs. This study is the first to evaluate the impact of US training in gross anatomy for non-medical students in the United States. All 32 master's students enrolled in gross anatomy with the anatomy-centered ultrasound (ACUS) curriculum were recruited. Mean Likert ratings on pre- and post-course surveys (100% response rates) were compared to evaluate the effectiveness of the ACUS curriculum in developing US confidence, and gauge its impact on views of US. Post-course, students reported significantly higher (P < 0.001) mean confidence ratings in five US skills (pre-course versus post-course mean): obtaining scans (3.13 ±1.04 versus 4.03 ±0.78), optimizing images (2.78 ±1.07 versus 3.75 ±0.92), recognizing artifacts (2.94 ±0.95 versus 3.97 ±0.69), distinguishing tissue types (2.88 ±0.98 versus 4.09 ±0.69), and identifying structures (2.97 ±0.86 versus 4.03 ±0.59), demonstrating the success of the ACUS curriculum in students with limited prior experience. Views on the value of US to anatomy education and to students' future careers remained positive after the course. End-of-semester quiz performance (91% response rate) provided data on educational outcomes. The average score was 79%, with a 90% average on questions about distinguishing tissues/artifacts, demonstrating positive learning outcomes and retention. The anatomy-centered ultrasound curriculum significantly increased confidence with and knowledge of US among non-medical anatomy students with limited prior training. Non-medical students greatly value the contributions that US makes to anatomy education and to their future careers. It is feasible to enhance anatomy education outside of medical training by incorporating US. Anat Sci Educ 10: 348-362. © 2016 American Association of Anatomists.
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- Danielle F Royer
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, Arizona
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Pawlina W, Drake RL. Authentic learning in anatomy: A primer on pragmatism. Anat Sci Educ 2016; 9:5-7. [PMID: 26763860 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Wojciech Pawlina
- Department of Anatomy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Moscova M, Bryce DA, Sindhusake D, Young N. Integration of medical imaging including ultrasound into a new clinical anatomy curriculum. Anat Sci Educ 2015; 8:205-220. [PMID: 25132661 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In 2008 a new clinical anatomy curriculum with integrated medical imaging component was introduced into the University of Sydney Medical Program. Medical imaging used for teaching the new curriculum included normal radiography, MRI, CT scans, and ultrasound imaging. These techniques were incorporated into teaching over the first two years of the program as a part of anatomy practical sessions, in addition to dedicated lectures and tutorials given by imaging specialists. Surveys were conducted between 2009 and 2012 to evaluate the student acceptance of the integration. Students were asked to rate individual activities as well as provide open-ended comments. The number of students who responded to the surveys varied from 40% to 98%. Over 90% of the respondents were satisfied with the overall quality of teaching in the anatomy units. In summary, 48% to 63% of the responding students thought that the specialist imaging lectures helped them learn effectively; 72% to 77% of students thought that the cross-sectional practical sessions helped them to better understand the imaging modalities of CT, MRI, and ultrasound; 76% to 80% of students considered hands-on ultrasound session to be useful in understanding the application of ultrasound in abdominal imaging. The results also revealed key similarities and differences in student perceptions of the new integrated curriculum for students with both a high and low prior exposure to anatomy. Further evaluation will aid in refining the integrated medical imaging program and providing its future direction.
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- Michelle Moscova
- Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Moscova M, Bryce DA, Sindhusake D, Young N. Integration of medical imaging including ultrasound into a new clinical anatomy curriculum. Anat Sci Educ 2015; 8:205-220. [PMID: 25132661 DOI: 10.1002/ase.v8.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In 2008 a new clinical anatomy curriculum with integrated medical imaging component was introduced into the University of Sydney Medical Program. Medical imaging used for teaching the new curriculum included normal radiography, MRI, CT scans, and ultrasound imaging. These techniques were incorporated into teaching over the first two years of the program as a part of anatomy practical sessions, in addition to dedicated lectures and tutorials given by imaging specialists. Surveys were conducted between 2009 and 2012 to evaluate the student acceptance of the integration. Students were asked to rate individual activities as well as provide open-ended comments. The number of students who responded to the surveys varied from 40% to 98%. Over 90% of the respondents were satisfied with the overall quality of teaching in the anatomy units. In summary, 48% to 63% of the responding students thought that the specialist imaging lectures helped them learn effectively; 72% to 77% of students thought that the cross-sectional practical sessions helped them to better understand the imaging modalities of CT, MRI, and ultrasound; 76% to 80% of students considered hands-on ultrasound session to be useful in understanding the application of ultrasound in abdominal imaging. The results also revealed key similarities and differences in student perceptions of the new integrated curriculum for students with both a high and low prior exposure to anatomy. Further evaluation will aid in refining the integrated medical imaging program and providing its future direction.
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- Michelle Moscova
- Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Meyer AJ, Armson A, Losco CD, Losco B, Walker BF. Factors influencing student performance on the carpal bone test as a preliminary evaluation of anatomical knowledge retention. Anat Sci Educ 2015; 8:133-139. [PMID: 24838440 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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It has been demonstrated that a positive correlation exists between clinical knowledge and retained concepts in basic sciences. Studies have demonstrated a modest attrition of anatomy knowledge over time, which may be influenced by students' perceived importance of the basic sciences and the learning styles adopted. The aims of this study were to: (1) conduct a cross-sectional evaluation of the retention of anatomical knowledge in preclinical (second-year) and clinical (fifth-year) chiropractic students at Murdoch University; and (2) examine students' perceptions of factors that may influence their anatomy knowledge retention. Second- and fifth-year chiropractic students at Murdoch University were invited to participate in the study. Ninety-one students voluntarily participated. The Carpal Bone Test, previously utilized to determine the retention of anatomical knowledge, was utilized to determine the extent to which participants retained gross anatomy knowledge. Participants also completed a questionnaire specifically designed to identify the factors that may have influenced their retention of gross anatomy knowledge. A two-sided Pearson chi-square test of association was used to ascertain statistically significant differences in carpal bone retention and students' responses between the two cohorts. Seventy percent of the fifth-year (clinical) chiropractic students correctly identified all eight carpal bones compared to only six percent of second-year chiropractic students. The majority of participants in both cohorts believed that gross anatomy knowledge is of clinical importance. The use of mnemonics and the clinical application of anatomy knowledge were identified as factors that significantly influenced participants' gross anatomy knowledge retention within this study.
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- Amanda J Meyer
- Chiropractic Program, School of Health Professions, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Moxham BJ, Plaisant O, Smith CF, Pawlina W, McHanwell S. An approach toward the development of core syllabuses for the anatomical sciences. Anat Sci Educ 2014; 7:302-311. [PMID: 24740896 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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There is increasingly a call for clinical relevance in the teaching of the biomedical sciences within all health care programs. This presupposes that there is an understanding of what is "core" material within the curriculum. To date, the anatomical sciences have been poorly served by the development of core syllabuses, although there have been commendable attempts to define a core syllabus for gross anatomy in medicine and for some medical specialties. The International Federation of Associations of Anatomists and the European Federation for Experimental Morphology aim to formulate, on an international basis, core syllabuses for all branches of the anatomical sciences. This is being undertaken at the initial stage using Delphi Panels consisting of a team of anatomists, scientists, and clinicians who evaluate syllabus content and accord each element/topic "essential," "important," "acceptable," or "not required" status. Their initial conjectures, published on the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists' website, provide merely a framework to enable anatomical (and other cognate learned) societies and individual anatomists, clinicians, and students to comment upon the syllabuses. This article presents the concepts and methodological approaches underlying the hybrid Delphi process employed. Preliminary findings relating to the development of a neuroanatomy core syllabus are provided to illustrate the methods initially employed by a Delphi Panel. The approach is novel in that it is international in scope, is conceptually democratic, and is developmentally fluid in terms of availability for amendment. The aim is to set internationally recognized standards and thus to provide guidelines concerning anatomical knowledge when engaged in course development.
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- Bernard John Moxham
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Orsbon CP, Kaiser RS, Ross CF. Physician opinions about an anatomy core curriculum: a case for medical imaging and vertical integration. Anat Sci Educ 2014; 7:251-61. [PMID: 24022941 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 08/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Pre-clinical anatomy curricula must provide medical students with the knowledge needed in a variety of medical and surgical specialties. But do physicians within specialties agree about what anatomical knowledge is most important in their practices? And, what is the common core of anatomical knowledge deemed essential by physicians in different specialties? Answers to these questions would be useful in designing pre-clinical anatomy courses. The primary aim of this study was to assess the importance of a human gross anatomy course by soliciting the opinions of physicians from a range of specialties. We surveyed 93 physicians to determine the importance of specific anatomical topics in their own practices. Their responses were analyzed to assess variation in intra- and inter-departmental attitudes toward the importance of anatomy. Nearly all of the topics taught in the course were deemed important by the clinicians as a group, but respondents showed little agreement on the rank order of importance of anatomical topics. Overall, only medical imaging received high importance by nearly all respondents, and lower importance was attached to embryology and lymphatic anatomy. Our survey data, however, also suggested distinct hierarchies in the importance assigned to anatomical topics within specialties. Given that physicians view the importance of anatomy differently, we suggest that students revisit anatomy through a vertically integrated curriculum tailored to provide specialty-specific anatomical training to advanced students based on their areas of clinical interest. Integration of medical imaging into pre-clinical anatomy courses, already underway in many medical schools, is of high clinical relevance.
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- Courtney P Orsbon
- The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, llinois; Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Larkin TA, McAndrew DJ. Factors influencing students' decisions to participate in a short "dissection experience" within a systemic anatomy course. Anat Sci Educ 2013; 6:225-231. [PMID: 23213067 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Changes in medical education have affected both curriculum design and delivery. Many medical schools now use integrated curricula and a systemic approach, with reduced hours of anatomy teaching. While learning anatomy via dissection is invaluable in educational, professional, and personal development, it is time intensive and supports a regional approach to learning anatomy; the use of prosections has replaced dissection as the main teaching method in many medical schools. In our graduate-entry medical degree, we use an integrated curriculum, with prosections to teach anatomy systemically. However, to not exclude dissection completely, and to expose students to its additional and unique benefits, we implemented a short "Dissection Experience" at the beginning of Year 2. Students attended three two-hour anatomy sessions and participated in dissection of the clinically relevant areas of the cubital fossa, femoral triangle, and infraclavicular region. This activity was voluntary and we retrospectively surveyed all students to ascertain factors influencing their decision of whether to participate in this activity, and to obtain feedback from those students who did participate. The main reasons students did not participate were previous dissection experience and time constraints. The reasons most strongly affecting students' decisions to participate related to experience (lack of previous or new) and new skill. Students' responses as to the most beneficial component of the dissection experience were based around practical skills, anatomical education, the learning process, and the body donors. We report here on the benefits and practicalities of including a short dissection experience in a systemic, prosection-based anatomy course.
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- Theresa A Larkin
- Division of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
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