Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
Introduction Within undergraduate medical education, there is a gap between students’ understanding of anatomy and application of that knowledge within surgical specialties. The integration of drawing, in conjunction with traditional learning, has been shown to increase retention and understanding o...
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| description | Introduction Within undergraduate medical education, there is a gap between students’ understanding of anatomy and application of that knowledge within surgical specialties. The integration of drawing, in conjunction with traditional learning, has been shown to increase retention and understanding of information. Currently, no educational curriculum integrates drawing to aid in medical students’ understanding of surgical pelvic anatomy. We anticipated that the utilization of drawing anatomy in an OB/GYN clerkship would enhance students’ ability to explain surgical pelvic anatomy and pelvic pathology. Methods At the beginning of the OB/GYN clerkship, third-year medical students participated in an interactive, 1.5-hour session requiring them to draw pelvic anatomy, present their work, and explain topics related to pelvic surgery and pathology to the other clerkship students. At the end of their clinical rotation, the students were invited to complete a five-item survey to assess long-term retention and understanding of concepts presented in the session. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for all categorical/ordinal variables to describe survey participants and question responses. Results Thirty-seven of 44 respondents (84%) reported that the anatomy interactive session prepared them for the surgical portion of the OB/GYN clinical rotation. Thirty-five respondents (80%) reported that drawing the pelvic structures helped their understanding of pelvic pathology; 33 respondents (75%) reported they had a thorough understanding of pelvic anatomy after taking the OB/GYN anatomy interactive educational session (p < .001). Discussion Our session shows that integrating drawing and anatomy increases students’ ability to discuss pelvic pathology and surgical anatomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5e8d9d62e664b0fa0384736ac6f130a2023-12-05T05:00:06ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652023-12-011910.15766/mep_2374-8265.11363Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology ClerkshipElisabeth N. Adkins0Elizabeth Barrett1Josette D'Amato2Rose A. Maxwell3Marilyn Kindig4First-Year Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFourth-Year Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineAssistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineAssociate Professor and Research Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineAssistant Professor and Clerkship Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineIntroduction Within undergraduate medical education, there is a gap between students’ understanding of anatomy and application of that knowledge within surgical specialties. The integration of drawing, in conjunction with traditional learning, has been shown to increase retention and understanding of information. Currently, no educational curriculum integrates drawing to aid in medical students’ understanding of surgical pelvic anatomy. We anticipated that the utilization of drawing anatomy in an OB/GYN clerkship would enhance students’ ability to explain surgical pelvic anatomy and pelvic pathology. Methods At the beginning of the OB/GYN clerkship, third-year medical students participated in an interactive, 1.5-hour session requiring them to draw pelvic anatomy, present their work, and explain topics related to pelvic surgery and pathology to the other clerkship students. At the end of their clinical rotation, the students were invited to complete a five-item survey to assess long-term retention and understanding of concepts presented in the session. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for all categorical/ordinal variables to describe survey participants and question responses. Results Thirty-seven of 44 respondents (84%) reported that the anatomy interactive session prepared them for the surgical portion of the OB/GYN clinical rotation. Thirty-five respondents (80%) reported that drawing the pelvic structures helped their understanding of pelvic pathology; 33 respondents (75%) reported they had a thorough understanding of pelvic anatomy after taking the OB/GYN anatomy interactive educational session (p < .001). Discussion Our session shows that integrating drawing and anatomy increases students’ ability to discuss pelvic pathology and surgical anatomy.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11363AnatomyDrawingPelvic PathologyBasic ScienceOB/GYNPathology |
| spellingShingle | Elisabeth N. Adkins Elizabeth Barrett Josette D'Amato Rose A. Maxwell Marilyn Kindig Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship MedEdPORTAL Anatomy Drawing Pelvic Pathology Basic Science OB/GYN Pathology |
| title | Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship |
| title_full | Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship |
| title_fullStr | Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship |
| title_short | Learning Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology Through Drawing: An Interactive Session in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship |
| title_sort | learning pelvic anatomy and pathology through drawing an interactive session in the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship |
| topic | Anatomy Drawing Pelvic Pathology Basic Science OB/GYN Pathology |
| url | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11363 |
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