Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.
Anat Sci Educ. 2010 Nov-Dec;3(6):279-86. doi: 10.1002/ase.181. Epub 2010 Oct 1.
Living AnatoME, a program designed in 2004 by two medical students in conjunction with the Director of Anatomy, teaches musculoskeletal anatomy through yoga and Pilates. Previously offered as an adjunct to the Gross Anatomy course in 2007, Living AnatoME became an official part of the curriculum. Previous research conducted on the program demonstrated its efficacy in providing relaxation and well-being to students who attended. In 2007, with all 144 gross anatomy students required to participate in a 1.5 hour Living AnatoME session on the upper and lower limbs, the impact of the program on students' comprehension of musculoskeletal anatomy was analyzed through the administration of 25-question pre- and post-tests, gauging knowledge in the following domains: upper limb, lower limb, muscle function, palpation, attachment/location, clinical correlate, and control (i.e., material not emphasized during the intervention). Analysis of postintervention tests revealed significant improvement in total Living AnatoME scores as well as in the domains of upper limb, muscle function, and palpation, indicating the possible efficacy of Living AnatoME in teaching anatomy. Performance on control questions also improved, although not significantly, which may indicate the role of other variables (e.g., additional study time) in increased performance.
《活体解剖学》是由两位医学生与解剖学主任于 2004 年共同设计的项目，通过瑜伽和普拉提来教授肌肉骨骼解剖学。该项目于 2007 年首次作为解剖学概论课程的辅助课程，后来成为课程的正式组成部分。之前对该项目进行的研究表明，它可以为参加的学生提供放松和健康。2007 年，144 名解剖学概论学生均需参加 1.5 小时的上肢和下肢活体解剖学课程，通过进行 25 个问题的前测和后测，分析该课程对学生肌肉骨骼解剖学理解的影响，以下领域的知识：上肢、下肢、肌肉功能、触诊、附着/位置、临床相关性和控制（即干预期间未强调的材料）。对干预后测试的分析表明，活体解剖学的总分数以及上肢、肌肉功能和触诊等领域的分数均有显著提高，这表明活体解剖学在教授解剖学方面可能具有一定的效果。控制问题的表现也有所提高，尽管不显著，但这可能表明其他变量（例如额外的学习时间）在提高表现方面发挥了作用。
