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Anatomy education in US Medical Schools: before, during, and beyond COVID-19

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BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03177-1

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Anatomy; COVID-19; Technology

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This study surveyed US medical schools on recent trends in anatomy education, the impact of COVID-19 on anatomy teaching, and future directions of anatomy curricula. The results showed that most schools have made significant changes to their anatomy courses in the past five years. COVID-19 has led to a decrease in hands-on learning, teaching of clinical correlates, and radiology in anatomy courses. The study highlights the importance of maximizing interactive learning and suggests incorporating virtual-reality applications or 3D anatomy software in the future.
Background Anatomy education in US medical schools has seen numerous changes since the call for medical education reform in 2010. The purpose of this study was to survey US medical schools to assess recent trends in anatomy education, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anatomy teaching, and future directions of medical school anatomy curricula. Methods We sent a 29-item survey to anatomy course directors of 145 AAMC-associated allopathic medical schools inquiring about their schools' anatomy curricula. The survey contained objective discrete questions concerning the curricula changes preceding COVID-19 and those directly related to COVID-19. We also asked subjective and open-ended questions about the impact of COVID-19 and future directions of anatomy education. Results A total of 117/143 course directors (82%) completed the survey. Most schools (60%) reported a major change to their anatomy course within the past five years, including a decrease in total course time (20%), integration of anatomy into other courses (19%), and implementation of a flipped classroom (15%) teaching style. Due to COVID-19, there was a decrease in the fraction of course time dedicated to hands-on learning (p < 0.01) and teaching of clinical correlates (p = 0.02) and radiology (p < 0.01). Most course directors (79%) reported that COVID-19 had a negative impact on quality of learning due to decreased interactive or in-person (62%) learning and lack of dissection (44%). Incorporation of virtual-reality applications or 3D anatomy software (23%) and a decrease in cadaver dissection (13%) were the most common future anticipated changes. Conclusion The constraints conferred by COVID-19 highlight the importance of maximizing interactive learning in the discipline of anatomy. In an era of social distancing and decreased emphasis on conventional anatomy dissection, adaptations of new technologies and teaching modalities may allow for traditional educational rigor to be sustained.

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