Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2022 Apr;86(4):425-436. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12817. Epub 2021 Nov 1.
At the New York University College of Dentistry, we are faced with the challenge of teaching Head and Neck Anatomy to a class of approximately 380 first-year students. We have developed an innovative anatomy curriculum that has proven effective in facilitating students' learning and long-term retention of the material. It has the added benefit of being time- and cost-efficient. Here, we share the structure of our curriculum and examine the student outcomes and student feedback.
In this paper, we describe the evidence-based methods used in our course and present measures of student success. We also surveyed students about aspects of the anatomy curriculum.
Our curriculum efficiently manages cost, instructional time, and classroom space, while promoting student success. Over the last 9 years, NYU Dentistry students have achieved a mean first-time pass rate of 98.6% and an average anatomy score of 1.74 standard deviations above the national mean on the National Board Dental Examination Part I. Students agree with instructor assessments of which features of the curriculum are valuable and state that the course helps them prepare for clinical courses.
We believe that the main factors in the success of our course are the small group setting, the benefits of spaced repetition and frequent quizzes, and the use of plastinated specimens in place of wet cadavers.
在纽约大学牙科学院，我们面临着向大约 380 名一年级学生教授头颈部解剖学的挑战。我们开发了一种创新的解剖学课程，该课程已被证明能有效地促进学生的学习和对材料的长期记忆。它还有节省时间和成本的额外好处。在这里，我们分享课程结构，并研究学生的学习成果和学生的反馈。
在本文中，我们描述了我们课程中使用的基于证据的方法，并提出了衡量学生成功的标准。我们还调查了学生对解剖学课程的看法。
我们的课程有效地管理成本、教学时间和课堂空间，同时促进学生的成功。在过去的 9 年中，纽约大学牙科学院的学生在国家牙科考试第一部分中的首次通过率达到了 98.6%，平均解剖学成绩比全国平均水平高出 1.74 个标准差。学生同意教师对课程中哪些部分有价值的评估，并表示该课程有助于他们为临床课程做准备。
我们认为我们课程成功的主要因素是小组设置、间隔重复和频繁测验的好处，以及使用塑化标本代替湿尸体。
