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The quest for the deciphering stone—“How do I study for this course?”: Suggestions on how to approach medical gross anatomy
Author(s) -
Dalley Arthur F.
Publication year - 1991
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/ca.980040106
Subject(s) - gross anatomy , medicine , feeling , medical education , dissection (medical) , course (navigation) , plan (archaeology) , anatomy , psychology , social psychology , physics , history , archaeology , astronomy
Faculty are frequently asked, “How do I study for this course?” Many have formulated responses, but often there is little sharing of this wisdom among faculty, and students may receive different and often conflicting suggestions from each faculty member they encounter. Although most students believe their study problems are unique, we have found students encounter typical pitfalls as they “learn how to learn” gross anatomy. This paper will describe a six‐step Suggested Learning Plan for a dissection course in gross anatomy and its rationale, as well as other pertinent advice our students have found beneficial in making the transition from failing or “just getting by” to doing well and feeling confident about gross anatomy.