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Assessing the value of clay modeling as an effective adjunct to human donor dissection
Author(s) -
Rosentsveyg Juliana Ann,
Patel Jasmine,
Adar Tony,
Marquez Samuel
Publication year - 2013
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.27.1_supplement.956.15
Subject(s) - dissection (medical) , gross anatomy , test (biology) , medical education , human anatomy , psychology , adjunct , anatomy , class (philosophy) , constructive , medicine , computer science , process (computing) , biology , artificial intelligence , paleontology , operating system , linguistics , philosophy
Donor dissection remains a fundamental and inimitable component of first‐year medical education. Learning anatomy is an integral part of physician training that warrants the use of a multi‐modal program. Clay modeling (CM) is a unique adjunctive pedagogical tool that offers aspiring physicians the opportunity to improve their understanding of 3D anatomy by physically recreating organs within their proper topographical setting in an interactive and constructive kinetic learning environment. Our study examines the probative value of adding CM instruction to a medical school anatomy dissection course. Ten Downstate Anatomy students attended eight weekly 120‐minute interactive CM classes. Qualitative results suggest that, compared to students in the control group, students in the CM class reported a higher overall satisfaction rate with the anatomy course, stating they were better able to identify anatomical structures and their topographical relationships and felt more confident in answering anatomy questions extrapolated into hypothetical clinical scenarios. Quantitative comparison of pre and post‐test performance showed statistically significant differences within the CM group (p < 0.05). Our preliminary findings suggest CM to be an enhancing adjunct to traditional gross anatomy courses that facilitates deeper learning in a non‐traditional method of delivery. SUNY Downstate Alumni Association