Review Article Teaching Anatomy in the XXI Century: New Aspects and Pitfalls (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

Copyright © 2013 V. Papa and M. Vaccarezza. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Anatomyhas historically been a cornerstone inmedical education regardless of nation, racial background, ormedical school system. By learning gross anatomy, medical students get a first “impression ” about the structure of the human body which is the basis for understanding pathologic and clinical problems. Although the importance of teaching anatomy to both undergraduate and postgraduate students remains undisputed, there is currently a relevant debate concerning methods of anatomy teaching. In the past century, dissection and lectures were its sole pedagogy worldwide. Recently, the time allocated for anatomy teaching was dramatically reduced to such an extent that some suggest that it has fallen below an adequate standard. Trad...

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