Anat Cell Biol.  2017 Sep;50(3):175-179. 10.5115/acb.2017.50.3.175.

Applied anatomy, today's requirement for clinical medicine courses

• Farrokhi A
• Soleymaninejad M
• Ghorbanlou M
• Fallah R
• Nejatbakhsh R

• KMID: 2390478
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5115/acb.2017.50.3.175

Abstract

Anatomy as an indispensable part of the medical curricula, offering impeccable knowledge, prepares the students to enter the practical atmosphere. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of anatomy courses of the medical students in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 with census sampling on all clinical students (trainees and interns). To collect feedback from students, the questionnaire designed by researchers was used. The Likert rating scale of very high, high, medium, low, and very low was considered and scores of 5 (very high) to 1 (very low) were applied. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Among the courses of anatomy, trunk anatomy has the greatest impact on clinical courses of medical students (P<0.001). Subjects of muscular system, lymphatic system, vascular system, and nervous system were of significant clinical application during clinical periods; however, no significant clinical application observed for skeletal system (P<0.05). Teaching clinical tips by professors can help improve the performance of medical students in clinical education. In addition, using three-dimensional anatomical software is suggested as well.

Keyword

Anatomy; Teaching; Clinical medicine

MeSH Terms

Atmosphere
Censuses
Clinical Medicine*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Curriculum
Education
Humans
Lymphatic System
Nervous System
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Average score of trainees and interns on main subjects of anatomy. Values are presented as mean±SEM. a)Role of the trunk in anatomy application during clinical courses (P<0.001). b)Role of limbs, head and neck, and neuroanatomy in anatomy application during clinical courses (P<0.05).

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  Fig. 2 Average score of trainees and interns on the role of clinical points. Values are presented as mean±SEM. a)Clinical points showed a significant difference between these two groups (P<0.001).

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