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  • Medical Education
  • Anatomy Learning Resources
  • Digital Learning Platforms

Background:

  • Anatomy education has evolved with diverse digital resources available to students.
  • Understanding student preferences for these resources is crucial for effective teaching.
  • Initial exposure to anatomy content can influence resource utility perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the most and least useful anatomy learning resources for first-year medical students.
  • To evaluate the impact of enhancing a computer-assisted learning (CAL) module on its perceived usefulness.
  • To inform educators about optimizing institutional eLearning platforms based on student preferences.

Main Methods:

  • A survey assessed resource utility among 76 first-year medical students over 18 months.
  • A 'urogenital' CAL anatomy module was enhanced with new media and 3D models.
  • A post-intervention survey evaluated the enhanced CAL module's usefulness with 81 students.

Main Results:

  • Initially, anatomy websites (30%) were most useful, followed by tutorials (20%) and lectures (19%).
  • 13% of students found the university's CAL platform least useful initially.
  • Post-enhancement, CAL's usefulness rating increased from 12% to 27% as most useful, and least useful decreased from 13% to 3%.

Conclusions:

  • Digital platforms, particularly enhanced CAL modules, are vital for modern anatomy education.
  • Student preferences highlight the need for continuous evaluation and optimization of eLearning resources.
  • Educators must guide students towards reliable online information and leverage institutional platforms effectively.