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Development of Effective Learning Modules to Integrate the Anatomy and Clinical Skill of Musculoskeletal System
Author(s) -
Doroudi Majid
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.lb18
Subject(s) - memorization , rote learning , test (biology) , commit , curriculum , medical education , relevance (law) , psychology , feeling , medicine , computer science , mathematics education , teaching method , pedagogy , cooperative learning , paleontology , social psychology , database , political science , law , biology
Development of Effective Learning Modules to Integrate the Anatomy and Clinical Skill of Musculoskeletal System Many students find memorizing MSK materials difficult and daunting, and often find themselves feeling overwhelmed by the number of muscles, bones, innervations, vessels and special tests that they must commit to memory. The overall objective of this study was to encourage students to adopt a more anatomical approach to clinical skills and also to show explicitly the relevance of musculoskeletal anatomy, thus moving away from rote memorization of physical exam skills and anatomical knowledge. The focus of this project was to develop effective learning modules that will help students learn musculoskeletal materials and enhance their education environment. In order to accomplish the goal of interactive modules we used the Medicine and Dentistry Integrated Curriculum Online (MEDICOL) Vista to create two modules that integrated the anatomy and clinical skill of musculoskeletal system. Using the MEDICOL we were able to add interactive labeled diagrams to review MSK anatomy and pictures to study clinical skills and integrated quizzes to test student knowledge. The MSK modules were evaluated objectively from the survey questionnaire results and subjectively from the comments from the results. Before the modules 55% of students felt they knew the MSK materials well or very well. After the modules 83% of students felt they knew the MSK materials well or very well.