Anat Biol Anthropol.  2021 Jun;34(2):39-43. 10.11637/aba.2021.34.2.39.

Students’ Response to Anatomy Practice in era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Jung SJ
• Park K
• Lee JH

• KMID: 2518359
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/aba.2021.34.2.39

Abstract

Due to the sudden spread of COVID-19 in 2020, it was difficult to conduct lectures at medical schools. Accordingly, many medical colleges conducted anatomy practice according to the current situation and quarantine regulations in the region or conducted lectures instead of practice. Therefore, in this study, students’ responses were investigated for anxiety for infection and lecture satisfaction according to various practice methods. A total of 314 medical school students participated in the questionnaire, and 222 students performed anatomy practice, with the division (56%) or shortened class time (54%). In the cases that the practice was not conducted, it was postponed (50%) or skipped (28%), which was replaced by online lectures. In this case, lectures were provided through faculty lectures (43%) or E-Anatomy (35%) produced by the Korean Association of Anatomists. With 5-point Likert scale, the anxiety for infection during practice was low as 2.20±1.11, and did not differ depending on the division or grade. Satisfaction with the practice was 3.93±1.06, which was higher in medical students than in premedical students. This study shows that online lectures, which were mainly conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic era, must be properly conducted in anatomy practice in order to have an anatomy learning effect

Keyword

Anatomy practice; COVID-19; Online lecture