A scoping review of effective teaching strategies in surface anatomy

YI Abu Bakar, A Hassan, MSB Yusoff… - Anatomical sciences …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To become skilled physicians, medical students must master surface anatomy. However, the
study of surface anatomy is less emphasized in medical and allied health science curricula …

Novel and innovative approaches to teaching human anatomy classes in an online environment during a pandemic

CM Diaz, K Linden, V Solyali - Medical science educator, 2021 - Springer
In view of the current situation with a worldwide pandemic, the use of online teaching has
become critical. This is difficult in the context of human anatomy, a subject contingent …

Transforming musculoskeletal anatomy learning with haptic surface painting

L Shapiro, E Hobbs, ID Keenan - Anatomical Sciences …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anatomical body painting has traditionally been utilized to support learner engagement and
understanding of surface anatomy. Learners apply two‐dimensional representations of …

Using represented bodies in Renaissance artworks to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy

MM Gross, JE Gear… - Anatomical Sciences …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Surface anatomy is an important skill for students in preparation for patient care, and peer
examination is often used to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy. An alternative …

“Learning by doing”: a mixed-methods study to identify why body painting can be a powerful approach for teaching surface anatomy to health science students

CM Diaz, T Woolley - Medical Science Educator, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Teaching human anatomy to produce deeper understandings and knowledge
retention in learners requires meaningful, engaging, and practical activities. Previous …

Association between learning style preferences and anatomy assessment outcomes in graduate‐entry and undergraduate medical students

SM O'Mahony, A Sbayeh, M Horgan… - Anatomical sciences …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An improved understanding of the relationship between anatomy learning performance and
approaches to learning can lead to the development of a more tailored approach to …

An interactive, multi-modal anatomy workshop improves academic performance in the health sciences: a cohort study

LL Nicholson, D Reed, C Chan - BMC medical education, 2016 - Springer
Background Students often strategically adopt surface approaches to learning anatomy in
order to pass this necessarily content-heavy subject. The consequence of this approach …

Body painting, ultrasound, clinical examination, and peer‐teaching: A student‐centered approach to enhance musculoskeletal anatomy learning

A Bilella, E Eppler, K Link… - Anatomical Sciences …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The presented course, established 2016 as a compulsory elective for 22nd‐year bachelor
medical students, aimed to enhance deep learning of upper and lower limb anatomy from a …

Evaluating the use of mixed reality to teach gross and microscopic respiratory anatomy

BL Robinson, TR Mitchell, BM Brenseke - Medical science educator, 2020 - Springer
Advances in technology often evolve into instructional platforms. This study evaluated the
applicability of mixed reality (MR) in anatomy instruction. First-year medical students were …

Beyond the classroom: inspiring medical and health science students to learn surface anatomy

CM Diaz - Medical Science Educator, 2022 - Springer
This qualitative and quantitative study offered students the opportunity to participate in
engaging and inspiring activities “outside the classroom”, to extend their experience and …