Distance anatomy education during the COVID-19 pandemic: correspondence

Considerations for the risk of adverse health effects of different anatomy education modalities

“…We read with great interest the letter by Mungmunpuntipantip and Wiwanitkit [ 4 ], who raised concerns about the use of online anatomy education. In this letter, it was highlighted that social media can cause adverse health effects (visual and hearing problems, or even seizures) to students.…”

“…In this letter, it was highlighted that social media can cause adverse health effects (visual and hearing problems, or even seizures) to students. Respecting the authors’ opinion [ 4 ], we would like to point out that the paper discussed [ 1 ] by the authors did not focus on the use of social media in anatomy teaching. To the best of our knowledge, the literature lacks evidence that anatomy education, via social media, is significantly associated with adverse health effects to students.…”