ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021
Addressing the failures of undergraduate anatomy education: Dissecting the issue and innovating a solution.
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- Changing the landscape of medical anatomy education: impact of flipped classroom pedagogy on learning outcomes and perceptions of medical students in practical gastrointestinal anatomy.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Medical students' examinations during the pandemic: Performance and perceptions of anatomy teaching and learning before, during, and after COVID-19 lockdowns.Anatomical sciences education · 2026Article
- A Regional Anatomy Course Designed to Better Prepare Medical Practitioners for Entry Into Surgical Training.The clinical teacher · 2025Article
- The Effect of Concept Map Technique on Students' Cognitive Load and Academic Success in Anatomy Course.Medical science educator · 2024Article
- Incorporating Augmented Reality Into Anatomy Education in a Contemporary Medical School Curriculum.Cureus · 2024Article
- Students' perspectives on their early dropout of medical school.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Technology-Enhanced Preclinical Medical Education (Anatomy, Histology and Occasionally, Biochemistry): A Practical Guide.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Anatomy in times of pandemia - Impact on teaching and body donations.Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft · 2022Article
- Effects of Gamification on the Benefits of Student Response Systems in Learning of Human Anatomy: Three Experimental Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundReduced time allocation, changes in teaching methods and Covid-19 have resulted in undergraduate anatomy teaching being marginalised.This has implications on patient safety, litigation, student satisfaction and surgical workforce planning.
aimsThe aim of this study is to survey a cohort of recent English medical graduates to attain their perspective on anatomy training and to propose an innovative solution to solve existing problems in undergraduate anatomy training.
methodsAn online survey was sent out to 40 foundation doctors to offer insights into their undergraduate anatomy training. We asked participants to rate their perceived importance of anatomy, the importance offered to anatomy teaching at undergraduate level, preparation for clinical practice and future career plans.
results22 participants responded to the online survey. All trained across England with equal spread between Northern and Southern medical schools. All participants perceived anatomy to be either important or very important in the survey. 20/22 felt that their undergraduate anatomy teaching was given very low to average importance by their institutions. 8/22 were confident or very confident with their anatomy knowledge on beginning clinical practice. Of the 22, 5 planned surgical careers, 10 did not know or gave other responses and 7 wanted to do General Practice. 16/22 said anatomy training had or will impact their decision on choosing a speciality.
conclusionThe current literature and above survey highlight the deficiencies that current doctors are facing.We suggest implementation of a standardised anatomy curriculum and the development of an online anatomy course.
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