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Can "YouTube" help students in learning surface anatomy?

Samy A Azer1

  • 1Curriculum Development and Research Unit, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. azer2000@optusnet.com.au

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YouTube videos offer limited educational value for surface anatomy, with only 27% deemed useful. Medical educators should create more high-quality surface anatomy content for this platform.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Anatomy
  • Digital Learning Resources

Background:

  • Medical students increasingly use online resources like YouTube for learning.
  • Surface anatomy is a crucial component of medical education.
  • Assessing the quality of online anatomical resources is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the educational utility of YouTube videos for surface anatomy.
  • To identify the characteristics of useful and non-useful surface anatomy videos on YouTube.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic search of YouTube was conducted using relevant surface anatomy keywords.
  • Videos were screened for relevance and analyzed based on technical, content, authority, and pedagogical criteria.
  • Data collected included video duration, viewer numbers, comments, and time on platform.

Main Results:

  • Out of 235 videos screened, only 57 were relevant to surface anatomy.
  • Just 15% (27%) of relevant videos were classified as educationally useful.
  • Useful videos primarily covered the shoulder, knee, back, leg, ankle, carotid artery, dermatomes, and anatomical positions.
  • Significant gaps exist, with no useful videos found for the head and neck, major blood vessels/nerves, or thoracic/abdominal structures.

Conclusions:

  • YouTube currently presents an inadequate resource for learning surface anatomy.
  • Medical schools and educators need to develop and upload more high-quality, educational surface anatomy content to YouTube.