Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive review
Human anatomy is not just a subject at the level of basic sciences, but also it forms the foundation of medical and allied health sciences. A thorough understanding of the structure of the human body is crucial for students to diagnose and treat various health conditions. Hence, providing a deep ins...
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| description | Human anatomy is not just a subject at the level of basic sciences, but also it forms the foundation of medical and allied health sciences. A thorough understanding of the structure of the human body is crucial for students to diagnose and treat various health conditions. Hence, providing a deep insight into the subject with more hours dedicated to practical sessions was the trend followed in previous times. The reduction of teaching hours for anatomy as a part of curriculum change, the difficulty faced by the students to learn the subject within a short span, and the emphasis on anatomy faculty to make it interesting have led to the adoption of various modern teaching strategies and technology to complete the task. The article intends to discuss the contemporary methods of teaching and learning anatomy, elaborating the wide range of approaches and techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec8b2adaf0664a81ab333278ff5e88ad2024-04-01T13:05:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNational Journal of Clinical Anatomy2277-40252321-27802023-01-0112421622210.4103/NJCA.NJCA_181_23Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive reviewGayathri PandurangamSwathi GurajalaHuman anatomy is not just a subject at the level of basic sciences, but also it forms the foundation of medical and allied health sciences. A thorough understanding of the structure of the human body is crucial for students to diagnose and treat various health conditions. Hence, providing a deep insight into the subject with more hours dedicated to practical sessions was the trend followed in previous times. The reduction of teaching hours for anatomy as a part of curriculum change, the difficulty faced by the students to learn the subject within a short span, and the emphasis on anatomy faculty to make it interesting have led to the adoption of various modern teaching strategies and technology to complete the task. The article intends to discuss the contemporary methods of teaching and learning anatomy, elaborating the wide range of approaches and techniques.http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2023;volume=12;issue=4;spage=216;epage=222;aulast=Pandurangamanatomymedical educationpost-covid-19 anatomy teachingteaching and learning |
| spellingShingle | Gayathri Pandurangam Swathi Gurajala Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive review National Journal of Clinical Anatomy anatomy medical education post-covid-19 anatomy teaching teaching and learning |
| title | Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive review |
| title_full | Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive review |
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| title_short | Pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy: A comprehensive review |
| title_sort | pedagogical strategies in medical anatomy a comprehensive review |
| topic | anatomy medical education post-covid-19 anatomy teaching teaching and learning |
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