Abstract
Introduction: Anatomy is very important as a cornerstone in medical education. The opinions of medical students as the main source of information for the quality and effectiveness of anatomy teaching methods can be used to improve this course. This study was conducted to investigate the opinions of medical students about anatomy teaching methods at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 180 medical students. The opinions of medical students were investigated using a researcher-made questionnaire containing 16 questions about anatomy teaching methods. The validity and reliability of this questionnaire was confirmed in a preliminary study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test.
Results: Out of 180 medical students studied, 113 (62.8%) were girls and 67 (37.2%) were boys. The average age of the students was 25.95 ± 1.7 years. The students stated that the level of their learning from the current teaching methods of anatomy is average (3.35 out of 5). Among the teaching methods, presentation of clinical tips (4.35), use of molage (4.33) and the combined method of basic and clinical education (4.11) had the greatest effect on the satisfaction and learning of the anatomy course, while online teaching (2.82) and the use of PowerPoint (2.53) had the least effect. There were no significant differences between students by gender and academic performance in relation to teaching methods(p>05).
Conclusion: Considering the relative satisfaction of medical students toward the current teaching methods of anatomy, it is suggested that medical teachers use modern teaching methods and combined basic and clinical methods at the same time as practical training to increase the quality of anatomy teaching by revising their teaching methods.
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