Perceptions of medical students regarding the anatomy curriculum and its relevance to clinical activities

Abstract

Knowledge of anatomy is crucial for safe and efficient clinical practice. Therefore, it is important to have a structured curriculum and teaching methodologies for efficient learning by the students. In this context, curriculum should be reformed based on students' feedback and expert opinions. This descriptive crosssectional study was to assess the perceptions of medical students regarding the anatomy curriculum and its relevance to clinical activities based on the feedback of gross anatomy teaching from medical students of para clincal and clinical studies. A Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 319 students. Nearly 65 -71 % of the students have mentioned that the time allocated to learn anatomy is sufficient for them. Nearly 86 % of the students have commented to have case-based learning to improve the clinical relevance of anatomy. Regarding the assessment, 75 % of students said to include more case scenarios in essay.Results of our study demonstrated that anatomy syllabus is adequate to integrate with clinical practice and the time allocated to learn anatomy is sufficient.