Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Anat Sci Educ. 2020 Jan;13(1):37-47. doi: 10.1002/ase.1871. Epub 2019 Apr 10.
Human anatomy knowledge is a core requirement for all health care clinicians. There is a paucity of information relating to anatomy content and delivery in Australian chiropractic programs. The aim of this study was to describe anatomy teaching in Australian chiropractic programs, utilizing a survey which was distributed to all four programs, requesting information on: anatomy program structure, delivery methods, assessment, teaching resources, and academic staff profile at their institution. The survey was undertaken in 2016 and documented practices in that academic year. All four institutions responded. There was a reported difference in the teaching hours, content, delivery and assessment of anatomy utilized in Australian chiropractic programs. Anatomy was compulsory at all four institutions with the mean total of 214 (SD ± 100.2) teaching hours. Teaching was undertaken by permanent ongoing (30%) and sessional academic staff, and student to teacher ratio varied from 15:1 to 12:1. A variety of teaching resources were utilized, including human tissue access, either as prosected cadavers or plastinated body parts. The results of this survey confirm that anatomy has an established place in chiropractic education programs in Australia and while curricular variations exist, all programs had similar course design, delivery, and assessment methods. This study confirmed the provision of a strong foundation in topographical anatomy and neuroanatomy, while other anatomical sciences, such as histology and embryology were not consistently delivered. Formalization of a core anatomy curriculum together with competency standards is needed to assist program evaluation and development, and for accreditation purposes.
人体解剖学知识是所有医疗保健临床医生的核心要求。澳大利亚整脊课程中与解剖学内容和教学相关的信息很少。本研究的目的是描述澳大利亚整脊课程中的解剖学教学，使用问卷调查了所有四所学校，要求提供以下信息：解剖学课程结构、教学方法、评估、教学资源和学术人员在机构中的概况。该调查于 2016 年进行，并记录了当年的实践情况。所有四所学校都做出了回应。澳大利亚整脊课程中解剖学的教学时数、内容、教学方法和评估存在差异。所有四所学校都要求学生必修解剖学，总教学时数平均为 214 小时（SD ± 100.2）。教学由固定的全职（30%）和兼职学术人员进行，学生与教师的比例从 15:1 到 12:1 不等。使用了各种教学资源，包括人体组织，包括解剖尸体或塑化人体部位。本调查结果证实，解剖学在澳大利亚整脊教育课程中占有一席之地，虽然课程存在差异，但所有课程的课程设计、教学方法和评估方法都相似。本研究证实了为学生提供了坚实的解剖学基础知识，包括局部解剖学和神经解剖学，而其他解剖学科学，如组织学和胚胎学则没有得到一致的教授。需要制定核心解剖学课程和能力标准，以协助课程评估和发展，并为认证目的提供依据。
