Surgical Inclination and Anatomy Teaching at the University of Auckland

Insull, Phillip; Kejriwal, Ritwik; Blyth, Phil

doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03942.x

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“…This has already been indicated in earlier reports regarding the joint teaching of gross anatomy, clinical material and radiological imaging [11,12]; it has also been presented as a teaching concept in various anatomical textbooks [13,14]. In contrast to Unsull et al [15] who, using a cross-sectional student questionnaire, indicated that radiological methods were usually not used by students to learn anatomy, we were able to demonstrate that students have intensively used conventional X-ray images and CT data sets to improve their understanding of anatomy, if these were provided within an appropriate framework. This may also have to do with the ability of the students to connect new examination methods with clinical relevance.…”

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Radiological Anatomy - Evaluation of Integrative Education in Radiology

Dettmer

Schmiedl

Meyer

et al. 2013

Fortschr Röntgenstr

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!Purpose: Evaluation and analysis of the integrative course "Radiological Anatomy" established since 2007 at the Medical School Hannover (MHH) in comparison with conventional education. Materials and Methods: Anatomy and radiology are usually taught separately with a considerable time lag. Interdisciplinary teaching of these associated subjects seems logical for several reasons. Therefore, the integrative course "Radiological Anatomy" was established in the second year of medical education, combining these two closely related subjects. This interdisciplinary course was retrospectively evaluated by consideration of a student questionnaire and staff observations. The advantages and disadvantages of integrative teaching in medical education are discussed. Results: The course ratings were excellent (median 1; mean 1.3 on a scale of 1 to 6). This is significantly (p < 0.001) better than the average of all evaluated courses in the respective term (grade 2.8). The course improved the anatomical comprehension (90 %) and the students stated that the topics were relevant for their future medical education (90 %). Furthermore, interest in the subject's anatomy and radiology increased during the course (88 %). According to the students' suggestions the course was enhanced by a visitation in the Department of Radiology and the additional topic central nervous system. Conclusion: Integrative teaching of anatomy and radiology was well received by the students. Both, anatomical and radiological comprehension and the motivation to learn were improved. However, it should be considered, that the amount of work and time required by the teaching staff is considerably increased compared to traditional teaching.

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Radiological Anatomy - Evaluation of Integrative Education in Radiology

Dettmer

Schmiedl

Meyer

et al. 2013

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“…Concerns about declining medical student interest in surgery as a career has been expressed by many authors (Miller et al, 2004;Insull et al, 2006). At the Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSU COM), medical student career interest in general surgery and most surgical subspecialties have declined or remained stagnant.…”

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Surgeons as medical school educators: An untapped resource

Haubert

Way

DePhilip

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Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Despite extensive experience teaching residents, surgeons are an untapped resource for educating medical students. We hypothesized that by involving surgeons as teachers earlier in the medical school curriculum, medical students' interest in surgery will increase and their opinions of surgeons will improve. Five programs designed to involve surgeons as educators in the medical school curriculum were implemented. The first program, started in 2008, introduced surgical faculty into the first-year medical student anatomy dissection laboratories. Other programs initiated in 2008 included: Surgical Clinical Correlates in Anatomy, which involved faculty teaching through cadaver surgery; Clinical Pathologic Conferences in Anatomy, a surgeon-led conference based on clinical cases; and a women's faculty-student mentorship program. Table Rounds, a surgeon-led anatomy review that used clinical scenarios to quiz students was begun in 2009. All five programs were successfully integrated into the medical school curriculum. While student opinion of surgeons as educators improved, there were no significant changes in student interest in surgery as a career nor change in performance on written examinations over the Anatomy content covered by the surgeons. Surgical faculty and trainees can be integrated into the medical school curriculum. Involving surgeons as educators earlier in the medical school curriculum may have longer term effects than could be observed in this study. At a minimum, the experience improved student opinion of surgeons as educators.

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“…The reasons for this inclining number are presumably the traditional role models of surgeons [7], changes in students' attitudes regarding a worklife balance [1,2,7] or ''poor lifestyle'' [8]-and decreasing contact hours in the gross anatomy laboratory [9][10][11].…”

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Teaching surgical exposures to undergraduate medical students: an integration concept for anatomical and surgical education

Hammer

Hepp

Löffler

et al. 2015

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg

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The surgical exposures workshop provides preclinical students with clinically relevant anatomy and manual dexterity. It may positively influence the decision to follow a surgical career. This course, however, requires extensive teaching resources. The given concept may help implement practical medical skills in the preclinical curriculum, strengthening the professional identity of surgeons and anatomists.

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Surgical Inclination and Anatomy Teaching at the University of Auckland

Cited by 38 publications

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Radiological Anatomy - Evaluation of Integrative Education in Radiology

Radiological Anatomy - Evaluation of Integrative Education in Radiology

Surgeons as medical school educators: An untapped resource

Teaching surgical exposures to undergraduate medical students: an integration concept for anatomical and surgical education

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