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Exploring the Role of Videos in Medical Education Curriculum: A Two Year Study in Cardiothoracic Anatomy
Author(s) -
Sajan Abin,
Torre Barrett,
Caceres Noel,
Laurance Brett,
Marquez Samuel
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.33.1_supplement.445.2
Subject(s) - gross anatomy , class (philosophy) , medicine , curriculum , anatomy , summative assessment , microscopic anatomy , medical education , computer science , psychology , formative assessment , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , pedagogy
Anatomy education in medical schools has evolved since the Flexnor report of 1910 with traditional resources of cadaveric dissections, prosected specimens, lectures, anatomy textbooks, atlases and now, included in this range of assets are radiologic images and an increasing number of anatomical videos. Multiple studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of integrated anatomy videos as the preparatory pre‐requisite resource prior to laboratory. Studies have shown that anatomy videos, specifically short two to three minute clips, are the most accepted introductory and/or summary method preferred by students. Anatomical videos have seen a major increase on websites (e.g., YouTube and internet resources), but further research is required on how best to utilize these videos to their full potential in the gross anatomy curriculum. We report on our two year SUNY Downstate findings (2017–2018) on the creation of four detailed student‐driven videos that covered the anatomy of the thorax that included the anterior chest wall (Part I), lungs (Part II), heart (Part III), and posterior mediastinum (Part IV). The videos, designed to match Downstate anatomy curriculum with a narrative dialogue that totaled twenty‐six minutes in length, were offered as a supplemental learning resource to the Class of 2020 and 2021 via Panopto software that provides video content management through Blackboard. The survey given to the 2021 class after the summative exam showed 99% of the 2021 class responders recommended these videos to future classes and 98% of students reported that these videos were necessary to best prepare for the practical exams. Quantitative results recorded by Panopto showed an average of 151 out of 204 unique users utilized this resource totaling 961 views resulting in 5952 total minutes viewed within one week of access to the videos. Our findings suggest that students found the anatomy videos indispensible to their learning with a majority viewing the videos multiple times, strengthening the value and utility of the resource. In an era of increasing number of medical education resources, we are striving towards remodeling our Integrative Pathways Curriculum by implementing concise anatomy videos to best benefit our medical students. This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .