Anatomy and the medical school curriculum

Monkhouse, W. S.

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“…[1] Anatomy encompasses many aspects of the morphological basis of medicine and provides a structural framework for the development of clinical logic. [2,12] The clinical relevance of anatomy remains highly rated among medical students globally; [1,13] the same is noted in this study.…”

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The prospect of anatomy as a career choice among clinical year medical students in Nigeria

Onakpoya

Adereti

2009

Ann Afr Med

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Background: Medical doctors are potential important source of anatomy teachers. The aim of this study was to determine the choice of anatomy as a career option among medical students in a Nigerian medical school Method: Descriptive survey of second-and third-year medical students using a self-administered questionnaire to asses age, sex, perception of anatomy as a subject, anatomy training experience and choice of anatomy as a career among respondents. Analysis was conducted using the SPSS and statistical signifi cance inferred at P<0.05. Results: Three hundred and fi fty three (85.3% response rate) who completely fi lled questionnaire were returned and analyzed of which 195 (55.2%) were males and 158(44.8%) were females. Their ages ranged between 18 and 37 years with a mean of 22.4 ± 9.9 years. Although most students agreed that anatomy was an important subject in medical sciences 346 (98%), they had benefi ted from anatomy training in their clinical classes 320 (90.7%), and the knowledge of anatomy is useful in investigating patients with certain diseases 251 (71.1%), only 22 (6.2%) would choose anatomy as a career. Male students were more likely to choose anatomy as a career (P=0.026). Textbooks were the most common 334 (94.5%), while radiological means were the least 23 (6.5%) method employed in learning anatomy. Conclusion: Anatomy as a subject is perceived positively by clinical medical students, but the choice as a career option is low; attempt at increasing career interest is needful.

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The prospect of anatomy as a career choice among clinical year medical students in Nigeria

Onakpoya

Adereti

2009

Ann Afr Med

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“…Senior clinicians become so familiar with the basic sciences relevant to their specialities, including anatomical variations and abnormalities, that they tend to assume that such knowledge is somehow innate in anyone admitted to medical school. Even a teacher of anatomy (Monkhouse, 1992) fails to mention variation in his analysis of the state of anatomy in the 1990s. Perhaps practitioners and teachers alike consider-wrongly-that the phenomenon is so well known and understood as to be obvious.…”

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Concepts of variation and normality in morphology: Important issues at risk of neglect in modern undergraduate medical courses

Willan

Humpherson

1999

Clin. Anat.

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“…In addition to teaching clinical skills to preclinical students, anatomists also give revision lectures and tutorials to clinical students (Monkhouse, 1992); clinical anatomy questions set by the professor of anatomy are now included on the final medicine and surgery truelfalse multiple choice question paper. In 1992 these anatomy questions raised no alarm-indeed, students did not instantly recognize them as questions emanating from the department of anatomy.…”

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Teaching and examining clinical skills in anatomy

Monkhouse

1993

Clinical Anatomy

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Basic clinical skills are taught throughout the undergraduate anatomy course at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. They are tested in weekly, termly, and end-ofcourse examinations, and this material is reinforced by anatomy lectures during the clinical course. Anatomists and clinicians are involved in both teaching and examining. This fires the students' motivation for learning and enhances their knowledge of anatomy. 0 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Anatomy and the medical school curriculum

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The prospect of anatomy as a career choice among clinical year medical students in Nigeria

The prospect of anatomy as a career choice among clinical year medical students in Nigeria

Concepts of variation and normality in morphology: Important issues at risk of neglect in modern undergraduate medical courses

Teaching and examining clinical skills in anatomy

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