| Teaching surgery, radiology and anatomy together: the mix enhances motivation and comprehension. | |
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PMID: 20623122 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: Preclinical and clinical topics are often separated in medical education. For example, surgery and radiology are often taught much later than anatomy. The aim of this study was to establish and to evaluate an interdisciplinary course combining these closely related subjects to enhance medical comprehension. METHODS: Two tutorials each lasting one term were offered to second year medical students, in which clinical topics were implemented linking anatomy to surgical and radiological knowledge. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the success of this approach. RESULTS: The motivation of the students was above average and the practical work was done accurately. The students confirmed that the course improved anatomical comprehension (>95%) and that the learned matters were relevant for their future (90%). Furthermore, interest in the subjects was higher after the course (>85%). Critical suggestions were to extend the course and to include more topics. CONCLUSIONS: A mix of surgery, radiology and anatomy is a teaching concept, which leads to high acceptance and interest in medical students. |
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Authors:
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Sabine Dettmer; Thomas Tschernig; Michael Galanski; Reinhard Pabst; Bernd Rieck |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-07-10 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA Volume: 32 ISSN: 1279-8517 ISO Abbreviation: Surg Radiol Anat Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-27 Completed Date: 2011-01-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8608029 Medline TA: Surg Radiol Anat Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 791-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. sabine-dettmer@mh-hannover.de |
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Anatomy
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education* Comprehension General Surgery / education* Humans Motivation Radiology / education* |
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