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A model of horizontal and vertical integration of teaching on the cadaveric heart.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20696558     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This work was performed in a trial to organize the learning process by focusing on the integration of medical education particularly between the three main subjects: gross anatomy, histology and pathology. It was a theoretical teaching draft designed to be implemented with second year students of the Medical school of the King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, KSA, in order to overcome disadvantages in traditional teaching. The objectives of this work were to make medical students, at the pre-clinical stage of their medical carrier, alert to diagnosis and handling of clinical problems and to develop their ability to integrate pre-clinical and clinical subjects. Fifty human cadaveric hearts were anatomically and histopathologically examined. This examination revealed six different clinical problems such as pericarditis, myocarditis, cardiac hypertrophy, parasitic infestation, rheumatic heart disease and fatty infiltration. The medical students of the second year will be first introduced to the normal anatomical and histological structure of the heart, then allowed to visualize and examine the specimens of the cadaveric heart both macroscopically and microscopically. They will be introduced to a set of clinical problems through some clinical scenarios and asked to search for the possible etiological factors causing these changes, associated signs and symptoms. Finally they will be asked to present their findings and interpretations. This paper demonstrated a pathway of self-directed learning in an integrated teaching setting in the medical curriculum using available cadaveric material at a preparatory stage before developing the system-based curriculum.
Authors:
Samar Alsaggaf; Soad Shaker Ali; Nasra Naeim Ayuob; Basem Salama Eldeek; Amira El-Haggagy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft     Volume:  192     ISSN:  1618-0402     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Anat.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100963897     Medline TA:  Ann Anat     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  373-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, KAU, Saudi Arabia.
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