Table 2 Recent and Anticipated Changes to Anatomy Curriculum
From: Anatomy education in US Medical Schools: before, during, and beyond COVID-19
Feature/Question | N (%) |
|---|---|
Most Recent Major Change | |
< 5 years ago | 65 (57.0) |
5–10 years ago | 24 (21.1) |
10–15 years ago | 9 (7.9) |
15 + years ago | 8 (7.0) |
Unknown | 11 (9.4) |
Last Recent Major Change (detail) | |
Implementation of Flipped Classroom | 17 (14.5) |
Anatomy integrated into other courses | 22 (18.8) |
Time Compression | 23 (19.7) |
Less time for (or elimination of) Dissection | 16 (13.7) |
Addition of Clinical Correlations/Radiology | 11 (9.4) |
Other | 10 (8.5) |
Perceived Weakest Aspect of Course (Pre-Covid) | |
No apparent weaknesses/Not Reported | 29 (24.8) |
Insufficient time dedicated to dissection | 27 (23.1) |
Insufficient total course time | 18 (15.4) |
Course too fragmented | 5 (4.3) |
Insufficient Imaging (Ultrasound, X-Ray, CT Scan Interpretation) | 5 (4.3) |
Quantity/Quality of lab instructors | 4 (3.4) |
Time wasted on dissection | 3 (2.6) |
Time wasted on lecture | 3 (2.6) |
Insufficient Clinical Correlation | 2 (2.3) |
Other | 13 (11.1) |
Future Changes Anticipated | |
None | 43 (36.7) |
Incorporation of Virtual Reality/3D Learning | 27 (23.1) |
Course Integration | 6 (5.1) |
Less Dissection | 15 (12.8) |
Further emphasis on radiology/CC | 4 (3.4) |
Flipped Classroom | 8 (6.8) |
Other | 9 (7.7) |