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: Received: 18 December 2023 / Approved: 19 December 2023 / Online: 19 December 2023 (14:01:21 CET)
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Tulp, O.; Sainvil, F.; Branly, R.; Wu, H.; Einstein, G. Historical Perspectives in the Pedagogy of Anatomy Instruction in Medical and Graduate Education: From Salerno to Montserrat. Preprints2023, 2023121425. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1425.v1
Tulp, O.; Sainvil, F.; Branly, R.; Wu, H.; Einstein, G. Historical Perspectives in the Pedagogy of Anatomy Instruction in Medical and Graduate Education: From Salerno to Montserrat. Preprints 2023, 2023121425. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1425.v1
Tulp, O.; Sainvil, F.; Branly, R.; Wu, H.; Einstein, G. Historical Perspectives in the Pedagogy of Anatomy Instruction in Medical and Graduate Education: From Salerno to Montserrat. Preprints2023, 2023121425. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1425.v1
APA Style
Tulp, O., Sainvil, F., Branly, R., Wu, H., & Einstein, G. (2023). Historical Perspectives in the Pedagogy of Anatomy Instruction in Medical and Graduate Education: From Salerno to Montserrat. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1425.v1
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Tulp, O., Hailin Wu and George Einstein. 2023 "Historical Perspectives in the Pedagogy of Anatomy Instruction in Medical and Graduate Education: From Salerno to Montserrat" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1425.v1
Abstract
Because the including of human anatomy forms the foundation for clinical medicine, it has contributed a pivotal role in medical education for many centuries. Thus with advancements in the science of modern, current day medicine, its continued place in the medical school curriculum deserves careful attention. In an attempt to provide guidance to decision-makers involved in clinical anatomy curriculum development at the medical school level, the Educational Affairs Committee of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) developed this document, which defines the contours of a gross anatomy curriculum leading to the M.D. or D.O. degree. The main body of the document sets forth the anatomical concepts as well as the subject matter a student should master prior to graduation from medical school. Gross anatomy dissection is still a crucial topic in graduate and medical school. The nature and content of gross anatomy, which was historically regarded as a core course in the first year of medical education in MBBS, MD, DO, and some PhD and Graduate curricula as well as in other disciplines of selective graduate education and non-allopathic medical programs, have been significantly impacted by emerging challenges in the pedagogy of delivering medical education in the past ten years. A seemingly ever-increasing emphasis on additional modules in molecular biology, emerging pharmacotherapeutics and pathophysiology content have resulted in a condensation and apparent erosion of previously allotted classroom and laboratory hours in the gross anatomy curriculum. In addition, an imposition of financial constraints and a decreasing availability of sufficient cadaver donations to support gross anatomy dissection labs has also occurred in some locations. An innovative clinically focused cadaveric anatomy program is described which has improved the delivery and content retention of medical and graduate students and has become one of the most sought-after modules in the revised clinically oriented curriculum and has been deemed highly relevant to current medical education and graduate studies.
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