Borthakur Dibakar, Kumar Rajesh, Rani Neerja, Dada Rima
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, New Delhi, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Patna, India.
Medeni Med J. 2023 Mar 28;38(1):54-62. doi: 10.4274/MMJ.galenos.2023.38275.
The introduction of competency-based medical education curriculum and a shifted focus towards self-directed learning (SDL) in medical schools across the world has necessitated a reduction of didactic teaching hours. Museum specimens are an indispensable tool in anatomy teaching and can play a pivotal role in fostering and reinforcing SDL. Coloring of specimens makes it attractive and facilitates understanding anatomy. The aims of this study were: (1) weigh up the two commonly used coloring materials in anatomy viz. acrylic paint and nail polish; and (2) to assess the perception of anatomy students towards a Novel Osteo Refurbishment Method (NORM) for restoration of partially damaged osteology specimens.
Undergraduate and postgraduate students of anatomy were recruited in the study. Participants responded to a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. Obtained data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel version 2019. For a comparison of the two coloring agents Mann-Whitney U test was applied to the responses toward the Likert scale-based questionnaire. P-value <0.05 was considered significant.
Out of 318 study participants, 63.7% and 36.3% of the respondents were male and female, respectively. 90.5 % were new entrants to university and the remainder 9.5% had a prior university degree. Students found the acrylic paint to be a better coloring agent and they also opined that NORM generated refurbished osteology specimens could serve as a useful self-learning tool. Acrylic paint was found to be more suitable as compared to nail polish with significant p-value in most of the parameters tested.
Acrylic colour holds a good place in coloring both specimens and models in anatomy. Nail polish can be an alternative but with some noted disadvantages. The initial experience with NORM yielded encouraging results with potential practical utility.
全球医学院校引入基于能力的医学教育课程，并将重点转向自主学习（SDL），这就需要减少讲授式教学时间。博物馆标本是解剖学教学中不可或缺的工具，在促进和加强自主学习方面可发挥关键作用。给标本上色使其更具吸引力，并有助于理解解剖学知识。本研究的目的是：（1）权衡解剖学中两种常用的上色材料，即丙烯酸漆和指甲油；（2）评估解剖学专业学生对一种用于修复部分受损骨骼标本的新型骨骼修复方法（NORM）的看法。
招募解剖学专业的本科生和研究生参与研究。参与者对一份5级李克特量表问卷做出回应。使用Microsoft Excel 2019对获得的数据进行分析。为比较两种上色剂，对基于李克特量表的问卷回复应用曼-惠特尼U检验。P值<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
在318名研究参与者中，分别有63.7%和36.3%的受访者为男性和女性。90.5%是大学新生，其余9.5%拥有大学本科学历。学生们发现丙烯酸漆是一种更好的上色剂，他们还认为经NORM修复后的骨骼标本可作为一种有用的自主学习工具。在大多数测试参数中，与指甲油相比，丙烯酸漆被发现更合适，且P值具有统计学意义。
丙烯酸漆在解剖学标本和模型上色方面表现良好。指甲油可以作为一种替代选择，但存在一些明显缺点。NORM的初步经验产生了令人鼓舞的结果，具有潜在的实际应用价值。
