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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 6; Issue 2.2 (May 2018)

Page No.: 5233-5238

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.166

ANATOMY TEACHING: A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

Sukhinder Baidwan 1, Kuntal Vashishtha *2, Bindu Aggarwal 3, P.K.Gupta 4.

1 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dr YSP Government Medical College, Nahan, H.P, India.

*2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dr YSP Government Medical College, Nahan, H.P, India.

3 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India.

4 Professor Emeritus, Department of Anatomy, MMU Medical College, Mullana, Haryana, India.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Kuntal Vashishtha, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dr YSP Government Medical College, Nahan, District- Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India-173001   E-Mail: kuntalvashishtha@ymail.com

ABSTRACT:

Background: The advent of 21st century has brought about revolutionary changes in medical education. Medical educators are debating the effective application of traditional and newer teaching and learning (T/L) methodologies. The present study aimed to obtain the student’s perspective on the present T/L methodology in anatomy and also the content and duration of anatomy teaching so as to help the educators design a more effective anatomy T/L programme.

Methodology: The 4th, 5th year MBBS students and interns were administered questionnaires to rate the T/L aids and give suggestions to improve the teaching of anatomy through close and open ended questions.

Results: Amongst the teaching aids, excellent / good rating was given by 80.3% students to classroom teaching on the black-board, followed by 68.3% to dissection. Amongst the learning aids, excellent / good rating was given by 72.3% students to dissection and 67% to lectures. Further, 55% students opined that anatomy should be taught over 12 months (excluding examinations) whereas 37.6% suggested it to be taught in 18 months. The need to introduce anatomy teaching sessions during the later part of the medical curriculum was felt by majority (95.2%) of the students.

Conclusions: The traditional T/L methods like dissection, lectures and black-board teaching are preferred by the newer generation learners also and should be integrated with newer teaching modalities and modern technology. The anatomy syllabus being taught in the present MBBS curriculum is adequate, however the time allotted for anatomy teaching needs to be increased by 2 to 6 months. The study further suggests that there is a need to reinforce anatomy teaching in the clinical years.

KEY WORDS: Curriculum, Teaching aids, Learning aids, Dissection, Medical students.

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Cite this article: Sukhinder Baidwan, Kuntal Vashishtha, Bindu Aggarwal, P.K.Gupta. ANATOMY TEACHING: A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE. Int J Anat Res 2018;6(2.2):5233-5238. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.166