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Drake, Richard L.; McBride, Jennifer M.; Pawlina, Wojciech – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2014
Curricular changes continue at United States medical schools and directors of gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, neuroscience/neuroanatomy, and embryology courses continue to adjust and modify their offerings. Developing and supplying data related to current trends in anatomical sciences education is important if informed decisions are going to…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Higher Education, Science Education, Anatomy
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Motoike, Howard K.; O'Kane, Robyn L.; Lenchner, Erez; Haspel, Carol – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
The efficacy of clay modeling compared with cat dissection for human muscle identification was examined over two semesters at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, NY. The 181 students in 10 sections in this study were randomly distributed into control (cat dissection) and experimental (clay modeling) groups, and the results of the muscle…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Laboratory Procedures, Human Body, College Students
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Husmann, Polly R.; O'Loughlin, Valerie Dean; Braun, Mark W. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
This study compares overall laboratory averages and individual test scores along with a student survey to determine the effects of using virtual microscopy in place of optical microscopes in a large undergraduate human anatomy course. T-tests revealed that the first two laboratory examinations (of four) and the overall laboratory averages were…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Introductory Courses, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
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Greene, John Richard T. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
This article discusses factors in the design, commissioning, project management, and intellectual property protection of developments within a new clinical anatomy facility in the United Kingdom. The project was aimed at creating cost-effective facilities that would address widespread concerns over anatomy teaching, and support other activities…
Descriptors: Workstations, Pathology, Neurology, Physiology