PURPOSE Anatomy education on embalmed specimens is presumed to have added educational value. However, although embalmed specimens have been used for anatomy education for years, there is little evidence on the added educational value of dissection-based teaching. The objective of this randomized study is to examine the added value of dissection-based teaching, using models of the inguinal regio...

Curricular reform in the anatomical sciences education is at cross roads. Many medical schools are continuing to modify their curriculum and educational methods with respect to anatomy. On one hand, the hours allotted for teaching anatomy has been significantly reduced, which prevents the anatomy educators from imparting their best to the students and on other hand, it has been dreaded that, be...

Address for Correspondence: Dr.(Mrs) Subhra Mandal, MD (Anatomy), Associate Professor, Medical College Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Contact No.: +919477458100 E-Mail: [email protected] Anatomy and dissection have long been considered a cornerstone in medical education, irrespective of nation, racial background or medical school. By learning gross anatomy, medical students get a first “imp...

The University of Alabama School of Medicine (UASOM) instituted a fully integrated, organ system-based preclinical curriculum in 2007. Gross anatomy and embryology were integrated with other basic science disciplines throughout the first two years of undergraduate medical education. Here we describe the methods of instruction and integration of gross anatomy and embryology in this curriculum as...

Introduction: One of the essential requirements for effi cient oral and maxillofacial surgeon is comprehensive knowledge in anatomy of head and neck regions. Authors believe that asking students to draw anatomical sketches will assist them to improve their imaginary memory for human anatomy. However, drawing, as learning aid in anatomy, has not been given enough attention as a learning aid for ...

Images are an important part of medical education, especially when it comes to learning anatomy. Although many anatomy educators have turned to electronic images for lectures and other educational methods, the images are generally stored on a local workstation or laptop, and are not widely available for sharing. Although commercial image management and sharing tools exist, they are not tailored...

introduction: the sensitivity of teaching and learning processes at universities highlights the necessity of assessment, which is followed by improvement of education quality and efficacy of education system in the country. this study was carried out to perform an internal evaluation of department of anatomy and cell biology at kermanshah university of medical sciences in 2015. methods: this cr...