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Anatomy education in a new distributed MD program ‐ prospects and challenges (LB28)
Author(s) -
Oyedele Olusegun
Publication year - 2014
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.28.1_supplement.lb28
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , anatomy , medicine , psychology , pedagogy
MD undergraduate teaching at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada occurs in a distributed setting, with 288 students spread across four locations in the province per year of instruction. Hence, UBC has the largest medical school in Canada. Although experienced anatomy faculty exist on each UBC campus, large class teaching must be performed using videoconferencing technology supplemented by small group interaction in the cadaver labs. The Southern Medical Program at UBC Okanagan received the first set of MD undergraduates at the Kelowna campus in January 2012 and is the newest of UBC’s distributed sites. Teaching anatomy in such a pioneer setting offers unique perspectives on anatomy education as is currently practiced provincially and nationally, along with salient lessons on the prospects and challenges of distance learning in an MD program. This paper reflects on the impacts of location, pedagogic methods and curriculum on the teaching of anatomy in this unique locus and examines wider implications for the anatomy education of future doctors in Canada.