Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19) created unparalleled challenges to anatomy education. Gross education has been particularly impacted given the traditional in‐person format of didactic instruction and/or laboratory component(s). To assess changes in gross lecture and instruction, assessment, teaching resources utilized as a result Covid‐19, survey was distributed educators through professional associations listservs. Of 67 responses received for May–August 2020 academic period, 84% were...

Coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) disrupted the in-person teaching format of anatomy. To study changes in gross anatomy education that occurred during August-December, 2020 compared to before pandemic, an online survey was distributed educators. The 191 responses received were analyzed total and by academic program, geographic region, institution type. Cadaver use decreased overall (before: 74.1 ± 34.1%, during: 50.3 43.0%, P < 0.0001), as well across allopathic osteopathic medicine,...

The utilization of bedside ultrasound by an increasing number medical specialties has created the need for more exposure and teaching in school. Although there is a widespread support vertical integration throughout undergraduate curriculum, little known about whether quality differs if performed anatomists or clinicians. purpose this study to compare students' evaluation anatomy clinicians anatomists. Hands-on interactive sessions were scheduled as part gross course following principles...

Recent studies suggest that chromosomal rearrangements play a significant role in speciation by preventing recombination and maintaining species persistence despite interspecies gene flow. Factors conferring adaptation or reproductive isolation are maintained rearranged regions the face of hybridization, while such factors eliminated from collinear regions. As direct test this rearrangement model, we evaluated genetic basis hybrid male sterility sympatric pair, Drosophila pseudoobscura D....

Surgical anatomy is taught early in medical school training. The literature shows that many physicians, especially surgical specialists, think anatomical knowledge of students inadequate and nesting sciences later the clinical curriculum may be necessary. Quantitative data concerning this perception an deficit are lacking, as specifics to what content should reinforced. This study identifies baseline areas strength weakness entering rotations. Third‐year completed a 20–25‐question test at...

ABSTRACT Objectives Sexual dimorphism in the human bony pelvis is commonly assumed to be related intensity of obstetrical selective pressures. With intense pressures, there should greater shape dimorphism; with minimal reduced dimorphism. This pattern seen nondimorphic anterior spaces and highly dimorphic posterior spaces. Decoupling sexual these may turn differential influence other such as biomechanical ones. Materials Methods The relationship between pressures was examined using five...

Abstract There are many variations of anatomy courses taught in accredited physician assistant (PA) programs the United States. Course directors and program leadership must choose how to effectively deliver content within their constraints. Our course has faced challenges related instructional time for didactic laboratory sessions, length, curricular placement alignment, assessments, faculty availability. These not specific PA curricula but exist various health care programs. In this...

Deficits in retention of anatomy knowledge from the preclinical years to clinical application on wards have been well documented medical education literature. We developed and evaluated a web laboratory-based curriculum address deficits increase recall through repetition concepts during obstetrics gynecology (Ob/Gyn) core clerkship. Using principles adult learning instructional design, was designed consisting (1) interactive, case-based e-modules reviewing clinically relevant anatomical...

Abstract Introduction Integration has been recognized as an important aspect of medical education. After transitioning from a discipline‐specific to systems‐based preclinical curriculum, we examined faculty perceptions the integrated approach and also whether it would lead better anatomy knowledge retention. Methods To understand perspectives, reviewed curricular materials, interviewed block directors, observed educational sessions. We analyzed retention through 27‐question test, comparing...

Recent studies suggest that chromosomal rearrangements play a significant role in speciation by preventing recombination and maintaining species persistence despite interspecies gene flow. Factors conferring adaptation or reproductive isolation are maintained rearranged regions the face of hybridization, while such factors eliminated from collinear regions. As direct test this rearrangement model, we evaluated genetic basis hybrid male sterility sympatric pair, Drosophila pseudoobscura D....

Clinically integrated curricula in health science education has been shown to promote the development of problem-solving schema and positively impact knowledge acquisition. Despite its' purported benefits, this type can impose a high cognitive load, which may negatively novice learners' acquisition development. Introducing explicit clinical reasoning instruction within pre-professional undergraduate basic courses limit factors that increase enhance acquisition, foster developing skills. This...

Purpose Unauthorized collaboration among medical students, including the unauthorized provision of assistance and sharing curricular assessment materials, is a reported problem. While many faculty view such as academic dishonesty, students do not always perceive these behaviors problematic. With trend toward more small-group team-based learning proliferation resource-sharing online study aids, may have become student norm. This multi-institutional, qualitative examined perceptions...

Previous work documenting pelvic sexual dimorphism and variation in humans has relied primarily on typology linear measurements. However, these allow only limited interpretation of adaptive changes morphology. The bony pelvis is a complex, 3D structure, anatomical features are expected to respond differentially obstetric selective pressures. This study geometric morphometric analysis morphology cadaveric sample American black males (n=19) females (n=20). Forty‐four biologically relevant...

In the preclinical medical curriculum, anatomical sciences are classically taught with face‐to‐face, interactive lectures, and laboratory sessions. Although students have formal instructional time for anatomy, there is growing concern that reduced teaching has compromised student learning engagement. Social media‐based platforms represent one such solution, been used to engage outside classroom. Prior work identified favorable responses incorporating these in education. However, bulk of...

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE: Covid-19 has led to sudden changes gross anatomy education when traditional dissection-based laboratories had shift towards virtual modalities due physical distancing and remote learning requirements. The purpose of this study was determine how the use digital teaching resources in changed from before during Covid-19. MATERIAL/METHODS: Data were obtained an IRB-approved survey distributed professional associations listservs targeting educators June November 2020....

A common assumption among anatomy educators is that students take upper‐level undergraduate courses to excel in post‐graduate work the health sciences; however, motivations of these has never been explicitly questioned. The goal this study was assess taking courses, if their perceptions changed throughout semester, and a perception affected career path. Undergraduate were recruited participate from four at George Washington University (GWU). Participants asked respond two online surveys, one...

Several studies have shown deficits in anatomical knowledge when students start their clinical rotations. Previous data from our study of entering the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) clerkship revealed weaknesses vascular anatomy, lymphatic neuroanatomy, embryology. The goal this was to design, implement, evaluate an interactive method teaching clinically relevant anatomy OB/GYN clerkship. This accomplished through use two educational models, designed using principles adult‐learning: 1)...