| Review of anatomy education in Australian and New Zealand medical schools. | |
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PMID: 20575945 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Anatomy instruction at Australian and New Zealand medical schools has been the subject of considerable debate recently. Many commentators have lamented the gradual devaluation of anatomy as core knowledge in medical courses. To date, much of this debate has been speculative or anecdotal and lacking reliable supporting data. To provide a basis for better understanding and more informed discussion, this study analyses how anatomy is currently taught and assessed in Australian and New Zealand medical schools. A mailed questionnaire survey was sent to each of the 19 Australian and 2 New Zealand medical schools, examining the time allocation, content, delivery and assessment of anatomy for the 2008 academic year. Nineteen of the 21 (90.5%) universities invited to participate completed the survey. There was considerable variability in the time allocation, content, delivery and assessment of anatomy in Australasian medical schools. The average total hours of anatomy teaching for all courses was 171 h (SD +/- 116.7, range 56/560). Historical data indicate a major decline in anatomy teaching hours within medical courses in Australia and New Zealand. Our results reveal that as there is no national curriculum for anatomy instruction, the curriculum content, instruction methodology and assessment is highly variable between individual institutions. Such variability in anatomy teaching and assessment raises an important question: is there also variable depth of understanding of anatomy between graduates of different medical courses? |
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Authors:
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Steven Craig; Noel Tait; David Boers; Darryl McAndrew |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: ANZ journal of surgery Volume: 80 ISSN: 1445-2197 ISO Abbreviation: ANZ J Surg Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-25 Completed Date: 2010-12-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101086634 Medline TA: ANZ J Surg Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 212-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. scra9664@med.usyd.edu.au |
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Anatomy
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education* Australia Curriculum Education, Medical / methods, organization & administration, statistics & numerical data* Educational Measurement / methods Faculty, Medical / statistics & numerical data Health Care Surveys Humans New Zealand Population Surveillance Questionnaires Schools, Medical / statistics & numerical data* Teaching Materials |
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