Zargaran Alexander, Turki Mohammed Adil, Bhaskar Jared, Spiers Harry Victor Michael, Zargaran David
King's College London, Department of Medicine, London, UK.
St George's, University of London, Department of Medicine, London, UK.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020 Mar 31;11:259-266. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S240150. eCollection 2020.
This study assesses the scope for using technology to supplement the undergraduate anatomy curriculum at medical school.
A narrative literature review explored the current landscape of anatomy learning. Medical student usage and preferences of technological interventions for anatomy learning were then explored through a cross-sectional survey.
The literature review revealed the current teaching strategies for anatomy learning, exploring recent multimedia innovations. The survey demonstrated that technology usage was ubiquitous among medical students with 98% of medical students owning smartphones. Medical education apps were used by 64.3% of medical students, with 61.9% of these apps covering anatomy, and 60.4% of students preferring traditional cadaveric teaching to other technological interventions.
Novel technological innovations present the opportunity to deliver accessible and standardised teaching of anatomy to medical students. Many students already use smartphone applications as part of their anatomy learning. Uptake of smartphones and other devices provides opportunities to reach larger target audiences. However, traditional cadaveric teaching remains the learning resource of choice for medical students, and technological interventions are best designed as adjuncts or supplements to cadaveric teaching.
本研究评估了利用技术补充医学院校本科解剖学课程的范围。
通过叙述性文献综述探索解剖学学习的现状。然后通过横断面调查探讨医学生对解剖学学习技术干预措施的使用情况和偏好。
文献综述揭示了解剖学学习的当前教学策略，探讨了近期的多媒体创新。调查表明，技术使用在医学生中很普遍，98%的医学生拥有智能手机。64.3%的医学生使用医学教育应用程序，其中61.9%的应用程序涵盖解剖学，60.4%的学生更喜欢传统的尸体教学而非其他技术干预措施。
新颖的技术创新为向医学生提供可及且标准化的解剖学教学提供了机会。许多学生已经将智能手机应用程序作为其解剖学学习的一部分。智能手机和其他设备的普及为覆盖更广泛的目标受众提供了机会。然而，传统的尸体教学仍然是医学生首选的学习资源，技术干预措施最好设计为尸体教学的辅助或补充。
