Lacunae regarding dearth of dissection-based teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: how to cope with it?

Ghosh, Sanjib Kumar

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“…No amount of sophistication achieved in terms of developing digital tools or any level of online teaching cannot supplement the objectives achieved through physical human dissection within the realm of medical education (Ghosh, 2017b , 2020 ). This particular lacunae in terms of education strategies for imparting online anatomy education amidst the ongoing covid‐19 pandemic has been highlighted in recent literature (Ghosh, 2022 ). However, as a silver lining, a noteworthy variation (with respect to other parts of the world) was observed in Republic of Korea, where condensed cadaveric dissection sessions were conducted in offline (physical) mode from late April 2020 as the number of positive cases showed a downward trend (Yoo et al, 2021 ) (Table 2 ).…”

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“…It did not help that body donation programs were significantly hit by the pandemic as it took time for designing relevant safety guidelines thereby adversely affecting the availability of precious human tissues (Manzanares‐Cespedes et al, 2021 ). In other words, the changes that engulfed anatomy education from the onset of the Covid‐19 pandemic were colossal as well as abrupt in nature (Franchi, 2020 ; Ghosh, 2022 ). In the emerging scenario, the educators and/or policy makers had to act swiftly with an innovative outlook to ensure the continuation of the ongoing curriculum (Evans et al, 2020 ).…”

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Evolving strategies in whirlwind mode: The changing face of anatomy education during Covid‐19 pandemic

Ghosh

2022

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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The Covid‐19 pandemic stipulated adoption of unfamiliar strategies for delivering anatomy education in online mode. The factors which determine education strategies are variable across geographical regions. It was perceived that an overview of education strategies around the globe would be useful for anatomists. Hence this narrative review was undertaken to collate observations from different geographical regions pertaining to education strategies adopted during the pandemic. Data relevant to the topic of study were extracted from 12 articles that were selected from an initial pool of 317 articles based on search criteria set for the review. Subtle differences in core education strategies implied that baseline response from anatomists was similar across regions. It was evident that online digital tools were key elements of education strategies adopted by educators for delivering online anatomy classes across the globe. Interestingly, a considerable gap in terms of number and variety of online tools used for anatomy education (those requiring commercial purchase) was noted between economically developed and developing regions. This may have an impact on learning outcome for students and may even lead to variations in anatomical knowledge by regions. It was observed that offline human dissection sessions were incorporated into online practical classes in one region as positive cases showed a declining trend. This positive development is worth emulating elsewhere based on cautious assessment of prevailing situation. From a broad perspective timely introduction of education strategies ensured delivery of anatomy education during the pandemic and gave an evolved outlook to the fabric of anatomy education.

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Evolving strategies in whirlwind mode: The changing face of anatomy education during Covid‐19 pandemic

Ghosh

2022

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“…As in all medical fields, anatomy instructors tried to adapt the curriculum to suit the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic [ 22 , 23 ]. In this period, the main challenge has been to shift the teaching environment to online mode.…”

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The Effect of Distance Education Conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period on the Psychomotor Skill Development of a Dental School Students

Eroğlu

Kolcu

2022

BioMed Research International

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Purpose. This study compared the development of face-to-face (F2F) psychomotor skills vs. a modified online dental anatomy course during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. The 9-HPT is regularly applied for the students’ psychomotor skill assessment in the Faculty of Dentistry of Süleyman Demirel University. In the 2020-21 academic year, 92.2% of students who took the dental anatomy course in distance education voluntarily participated in this study (observation group). These data were compared with 34.6% of students who applied for 9-HPT in 2019-2020 in F2F education (control group). The Mann–Whitney U test and t -test were used for comparison. The significance level was taken as p < 0.05 . Results. Based on the dominant hand 9-HPT score, a positive change occurred in 81.8% of the F2F and 61.6% of the online education students. Based on both dominant and nondominant hand 9-HPT scores, a statistically significant difference between the change in scores according to the fall/spring term measurements was observed in both F2F and distance education ( p < 0.001 ). However, the F2F-educated group students showed better psychomotor skill development than those exposed to the online-educated group in 9-HPT. The results showed statistical significance for both dominant and nondominant hands ( p < 0.001 ). Conclusion. The F2F education is the gold standard in psychomotor skill training; however, in cases where this approach cannot be realized, practical training protocols modified for online training may contribute to the motor development of students.

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“…Therefore, gross anatomy is a predominantly tangible discipline [1] in which students are typically expected, or required to, be present for most, if not all, of the course-related content. Fewer disciplines in medical and health sciences education have seen a greater shift in their approaches to delivering content than gross anatomy, dissection in particular, due to Covid-19-related stay-at-home orders and restrictions of physical distancing [3,8,5] and that has been described as a seismic shift [20] Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or by its initials SARS-CoV-2, initially called "Wuhan pneumonia" [22] and later as coronavirus disease 2019 or Covid-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020 by The World Health Organization (WHO) [4]. This imposed a global challenge, in which the Health Sciences have been compromised in their levels of research, professional practice and teaching or training of their human resources.…”

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Adaptations of anatomical teaching during Covid 19 at the University Complutense of Madrid

ARRAEZ-AYBAR

García-de-Pereda-Notario

Maldonado-Bautista

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Purpose: To present the activities carried out in the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the University Complutense of Madrid on the occasion of the experience accumulated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the results of the students' evaluation about the material designed after the experience.Introduction: The restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant the transition to online procedures through the MOODLE platform, for the theoretical teaching, practical teaching and final evaluation of some of the subjects taught by our Department in several degrees; as Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Podiatry. In anticipation that the following academic year 2020-21 would be fully affected, a series of own teaching materials were developed, such as the elaboration of theory and practice scripts that incorporated images of anatomical models, prosections, radiological anatomy and ultrasound anatomy. The scopes of this innovation were evaluated by studentsMethods: An online survey was created through Google Forms. The students' perception about the usefulness of the innovated material was evaluated using a Likert-type scale with a maximum of ‘5 points’. Results and Discussion: Three hundred and forty six students participated in a variable number according to degrees. The highest average scores corresponded to Podiatry and Occupational Therapy, both presented significant differences with the other three students’ subgroups (p<.0001). The lowest average score corresponded to Medicine second-academic year which presented significance with the other four students’ subgroups (p<.0001). The shortcomings of the educational system at the University Complutense of Madrid revealed by the Covid19 pandemic were also analyzed.

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Lacunae regarding dearth of dissection-based teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: how to cope with it?

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Evolving strategies in whirlwind mode: The changing face of anatomy education during Covid‐19 pandemic

Evolving strategies in whirlwind mode: The changing face of anatomy education during Covid‐19 pandemic

The Effect of Distance Education Conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period on the Psychomotor Skill Development of a Dental School Students

Adaptations of anatomical teaching during Covid 19 at the University Complutense of Madrid

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