Needs Assessment Study for Introduction of Clinically Oriented Anatomy Sessions for 1st year Medical Students
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
There has been a paradigm change in the teaching of anatomy to medical students in the past decade. In anatomy teaching for the 1st year medical students, more emphasis has to be given for clinical anatomy rather than loading them with minute anatomical details, which will help them apply their anatomical knowledge for understanding clinical conditions in their clinical years. The department of anatomy set out to assess the felt need of students for the introduction of clinically oriented anatomy sessions for the 1st year medical students, from the students who had completed their anatomy course and are in their clinical years so that a modification of the current teaching can be achieved. A total of 150 1st year MBBS students of 2013–14 batch in a Private Medical College in Chennai who had completed their basic anatomy course were the participants of the study. A validated questionnaire consisting of questions on their opinion on the need for exposure to clinical anatomy in the 1st year, the opportunities, advantages, disadvantages, and method of learning clinical anatomy in the 1st year was administered to students. Feedbacks obtained from students were studied and the results were tabulated. In our study, 70% of the students felt that learning clinical anatomy in the 1st year helped them apply their anatomical knowledge during the clinical years. Furthermore, all the students responded that clinical anatomy must be taught by live demonstration of clinical cases or using a paper case or by both ways. This study showed that a majority of the students wanted to have an early exposure to clinical cases in the 1st year itself, as it will not only help them learn anatomy better but also will enhance their practical knowledge. The feedback obtained from students has clearly established the need for a clinically oriented anatomy teaching in the 1st year of medical curriculum.
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C R Parvathavarthine, Kalpana Ramachandran
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