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A Visual Guide to Foregut anatomy: Using Digital Multimedia to Enhance the Learning of Human Gross Anatomy
Author(s) -
Hosseini Farshad,
Oberoi Vishesh,
Doroudi Majid,
Vo Lien
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.635.27
Subject(s) - gross anatomy , flexibility (engineering) , presentation (obstetrics) , foregut , curriculum , human anatomy , anatomy , multimedia , medical education , computer science , medicine , psychology , radiology , mathematics , pedagogy , statistics
Knowledge of the human gross anatomy is an essential part of a medical student's education, and is equally fundamental for the practicing clinician. Traditionally, medical schools have focused solely on hands‐on cadaver dissections to teach anatomical sciences. However, with the advancements of digital multimedia, it is about time students have other resources at their disposal to enhance their learning of human anatomy. This is particularly important as students rarely have access to the cadavers outside their designated lab times and with the addition of such resources, they will always have the flexibility to strengthen their gross anatomy knowledge, at any time, in any environment. Objectives With the goal of improving students' gross anatomy learning experience, we created a visual, interactive presentation of gross anatomy of the foregut region. The aim was to give the students some background knowledge prior to attending the lab, as well as allowing them to use labeled screenshots from the videos during the lab, and as a study resource after the labs to enhance their learning. Methods The video takes the learners through all the key anatomical structures of the foregut as identified in the first year medical undergraduate curriculum, and uses simple commentary, interactive labeling, and quiz questions to optimize the student learning experience. Results Surveys were distributed amongst 290 medical students before and after they completed the lab to determine whether the videos were helpful. Over 95% of the students felt that the videos made them more prepared for the labs and also, enhanced their learning in the lab. In addition, they reported that they would like to see similar videos for future labs. Conclusion Given the positive feedback, we conclude that this visual guide served to enhance the students' gross anatomy experience, and implementing more of such resources would help with their learning and understanding of the material. This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .