Division of Anatomical Sciences, Office of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0608, USA.
Anat Sci Educ. 2010 Jul-Aug;3(4):202-12. doi: 10.1002/ase.166.
Although traditional departments of anatomy are vanishing from medical school rosters, anatomical education still remains an important part of the professional training of physicians. It is of some interest to examine whether history can teach us anything about how to reform modern anatomy. Are there lessons to be learned from the history of anatomical teaching in the United States that can help in the formulation of contents and purposes of a new anatomy? This question is explored by a review of US anatomical teaching with special reference to Franklin Paine Mall and the University of Michigan Medical School. An historical perspective reveals that there is a tradition of US anatomical teaching and research that is characterized by a zeal for reform and innovation, scientific endeavor, and active, student-driven learning. Further, there is a tradition of high standards in anatomical teaching through the teachers' engagement in scientific anatomy and of adaptability to new requirements. These traditional strengths can inform the innovation of modern anatomy in terms of its two duties--its duty to anatomy as a science and its duty toward anatomical education.
尽管传统的解剖学部门正在从医学院的课程表中消失，但解剖学教育仍然是医生专业培训的重要组成部分。考察历史是否能为我们提供任何有关如何改革现代解剖学的经验教训是很有意思的。从美国解剖学教学的历史中，是否可以吸取一些有助于制定新解剖学内容和目的的经验教训？本文通过对美国解剖学教学的回顾，特别是富兰克林·佩恩·马洛和密歇根大学医学院的教学，探讨了这一问题。历史视角揭示了美国解剖学教学和研究存在着一种传统，其特点是热衷于改革和创新、科学努力以及积极的、以学生为中心的学习。此外，通过教师从事科学解剖学和适应新要求，在解剖学教学方面一直保持高标准的传统。这些传统优势可以为现代解剖学的创新提供信息，即它作为一门科学的职责及其对解剖学教育的职责。
