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Curriculum developments in Australasian anatomy departments
Author(s) -
Jones D. Gareth,
Harris Robyn J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1998)11:6<401::aid-ca6>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - staffing , curriculum , medicine , medical education , medical science , engineering ethics , nursing , pedagogy , sociology , engineering
This article explores the nature of the 12 anatomy departments in Australian and New Zealand medical schools. The transformation of these departments from medically oriented to science‐oriented ones is examined. Contemporary trends in staffing, research emphases, and teaching methodologies are discussed, and recent developments in medical curricula reviewed. The relationship between medical courses and the teaching of science and health science students in Australasian departments is discussed. Finally, the state of anatomy as a discipline and possibilities for its future development are explored. Clin. Anat. 11:401–409, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.