Learning Anatomy from YouTube: Perception of Medical and Dental Students.

Autor: Anjum, Abeer, Mahmood, Rizwan, Qureshi, Habib Ahmad, Alam, Muhammad Anwaar, Qadeer, Mustafa, Rathore, Asadullah, Fahim, Ayesha, Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
Zdroj: International Medical Journal; Oct2022, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p266-268, 3p
Abstrakt: Objective: The subject of anatomy is considered the foundation of Medical Curriculum on which the understanding of knowledge regarding other basic sciences, pre-clinical sciences and clinical subjects is built upon. With advancing technologies in medical education, a poor country like Pakistan tends to lag behind due to unavailability of funding for virtual reality-based and augmented reality-based anatomy guides. The study is designed to know the prevalence of using YouTube in learning gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, embryology and histology among male and female medical students of first and second year MBBS and first year BDS students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with the help of an online questionnaire. The questionnaire inquired about the demographics of the participants, their general information regarding YouTube, the area of Anatomy they mostly view on YouTube and their perception about using YouTube as a learning tool. Results: The results reveal that more than 95% students use YouTube to learn anatomy. Medical students use YouTube to learn 'Gross Anatomy' whereas, dental students use YouTube majorly to learn 'Embryology'. Conclusion: The results conclude that YouTube is an effective learning tool for Anatomy and it has positive perceptions amongst medical and dental undergraduate students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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