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Customizing Anatomy Videos to Curricula Maximizes Learning and Retention: Implications for First Year Medical Education
Author(s) -
Mastriano Daniel,
Kurtzman Jane,
PaskinFlerlage Samuel,
Brady Daniel,
Eucalitto Patrick,
Laurance Brett,
Márquez Samuel
Publication year - 2016
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.30.1_supplement.569.9
Subject(s) - resource (disambiguation) , curriculum , dissection (medical) , multimedia , computer science , medicine , medical education , psychology , surgery , pedagogy , computer network
Medical students routinely view anatomy video resources found through Internet searches that are not tailored to their schools’ specific curriculum. These videos are long in duration as they include sequential dissection steps before the end product is revealed. As an alternative, a series of Downstate student driven videos were created to be concise with no video exceeding 110 seconds in duration. These videos skip the process of sequential dissection and instead offer the end result of each dissection activity. Videos are matched to each anatomy lab activity with narration and onscreen text captions that orient, identify and emphasize the contiguous anatomical structures within three‐dimensional space. The videos were offered as a supplemental learning resource to the Downstate class of 2019. Qualitative results showed 98% of students requested access to similar videos for future anatomy units and 97% recommended these videos to future classes. Quantitative results recorded by Panopto software showed 147 out of 186 unique users utilized this resource with 4720 views resulting in 5870 total minutes viewed within one week of access to the videos. Comparing all video media resources across all institutional courses over a calendar year the videos, in a one‐week period, resulted in approximately four times as many views as the next most utilized resource. These anatomy videos serve as an invaluable adjunct for acquiring, integrating, and applying anatomical knowledge here at Downstate. Other institutions may deem using customized videos a prudent investment in medical education.