Gross anatomy videos: Student satisfaction,usage, and effect on student performance in a condensed curriculum |
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| Authors: | Daniel B Topping |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI) Medical Education Program, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington;2. Department of Medical Education, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida |
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| Abstract: | Anatomy educators are being tasked with delivering the same quantity and quality of material in the face of fewer classroom and laboratory hours. As a result they have turned to computer‐aided instruction (CAI) to supplement and augment curriculum delivery. Research on the satisfaction and use of anatomy videos, a form of CAI, on examination performance continues to grow. The purpose of this study was to describe the usage and effect on examination scores of a series of locally produced anatomy videos after an 11% curriculum reduction. First‐year medical students (n = 40) were given access to the videos and the prior year's students (n = 40) were used as historical controls. There was no significant difference in demographics between the two groups. The survey response rate was 85% (n = 34) in the experimental group. The students found the videos to be highly satisfying (median = 5 on a five‐point Likert scale, interquartile range = 1) and used them on average 1.55 times/week (SD ± 0.77). Availability of the videos did have a statistically significant effect (4% improvement) on the final laboratory examination (p = 0.039). This suggests that the videos were a well‐received form of CAI that may be useful in bridging the gap created by a reduction in gross anatomy course contact hours. Anat Sci Educ 7: 273–279. © 2013 American Association of Anatomists. |
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| Keywords: | gross anatomy education medical education cadaver dissection prosections course video computer assisted learning |
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