Horizon of Medical Education Development

Medical Students' Opinions regarding Methods of Teaching Anatomy at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.22038/hmed.2024.77923.1322
Volume 15, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 36-45
Horizon of Medical Education Development

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Simin Azandeh 1
Darioush Bijan Nejad 2
Abdolhussein Shakurnia 3

1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

3 Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

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 & Methods:  This cross-sectional 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, 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 moulage (4.33) and the combined method of basic and clinical education (4.11) had the greatest effect on the satisfaction, 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>0.05).
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.

Keywords

Anatomy
Teaching methods
Medical students
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