Human structure in six and one-half weeks: one approach to providing foundational anatomical competency in an era of compressed medical school anatomy curricula.

摘要: The University of Oklahoma College Medicine reduced gross anatomy from a full semester, 130-hour course to six and one-half week, 105-hour as part new integrated systems-based pre-clinical curriculum. In addition the reduction in contact hours, content embryology, histology, radiology were added into course. curriculum incorporated best practices area regular assessments, feedback, clinical application, multiple teaching modalities, professionalism. A comparison components traditional curriculum, along with end evaluations student performance revealed that was just effective, if not more effective. This article also provides important lessons learned. Anat Sci Educ 8: 149–157. © 2014 Authors. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf American Association Anatomists.