The Education short communication. ENGAGING STRATIGY OF TEACHING ANATOMY
TRADITIONAL AND DURING COVID-19 Pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.35845/abms.2026.1.520Keywords:
Anatomy, Traditional method of teaching anatomy, Online teaching, COVID-19Abstract
Anatomy form the basis for the practice of medicine. The knowledge of anatomy is required for medical and surgical specialization diagnosing imaging surgical procedures. Rehabilitation and bodily restoration process. Technical and anatomical language must be known for pharmacology, Pathology, Physiology and Forensic Medicine Patient assessment and surgical and therapeutic procedure. There are different methods adapted since long. The most important method includes the dissection of human cadavers. During pandemic of Covid 19 remote modalities were adapted. Students and teacher were trained; online classes were started that all were interactive. Online examination was also conducted and showed satisfactory results.
The Anatomy is the corner stone of the curriculum of the basic medical sciences in medical institute all over the world.1 The Anatomy is defined as branch of Biology dealing with the structures of organisms 2.
Since anatomy is a vast subject, it is divided into different sub disciplines.
- General anatomy
- Gross anatomy including systemic and regional 3
- Microscopic anatomy or histology
- Development anatomy or embryology
- Neuro anatomy
- Clinical and applied anatomy 4
- Forensic anatomy
- Radiological anatomy and, Surface anatomy is not less important as it provide information about structures that may be observed or palpated beneath the skin. Clinical anatomy is most important as it correlate the bodily structures to function important in the practice of medicine and dentistry and allied health sciences. It incorporates the regional and systemic approach to study anatomy.
The Recent trends in Anatomy education demand great emphasis on conceptual understanding of the discipline leading to better knowledge of procedure skills and problems solving ability. However, strategy should be to keep the balance between conceptual learning and procedural skill. To achieve the purpose, the infrastructure is being improved. Other teaching aids are also used for crystal clear concept.
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