The Importance of Optional Practical Anatomy Courses for Undergraduate Speech Therapy Students
| Autor: | Begoña Polonio-Lopez, Francisco Martín-Rodríguez, Daniel Saiz-Sanchez, Juan José Criado-Álvarez, José Luis Martín-Conty, Javier Aceituno-Gómez, Jaime González-González, Alicia Mohedano-Moriano, Alicia Flores-Cuadrado, Diana Monforte Perez, Carmen Romo-Barrientos, Antonio Viñuela |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Embryology Students Medical Histology 020205 medical informatics Training course 02 engineering and technology Speech Therapy Speech therapy 03 medical and health sciences Health science Professional life ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Curriculum Health professionals Undergraduate education General Medicine Anatomy Anatomical knowledge 030101 anatomy & morphology Psychology Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | Anatomical Sciences Education. 15:187-197 |
| ISSN: | 1935-9780 1935-9772 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ase.2079 |
| Popis: | An in-depth understanding of the anatomy discipline is essential for the work of healthcare professionals. In recent decades, the content and time of teaching anatomy have decreased in all health science degrees. The aim of this study was to look for alternatives for compensating the reduction of the teaching of anatomy by supplementing students with a practical training course and to know evaluations of the course given by students enrolled in the degree in Speech Therapy and its impact on their academic results. All students (100%) positively evaluated having acquired skills and attitudes for their future professional life. The majority of the students (95.8%) believed that their knowledge was acceptable; 97.2% of the students thought they would have the possibility to apply their acquired anatomical knowledge as professionals; 98.5% were satisfied with the voluntary course; and finally, the percentage of students that passed the "Anatomophysiology of language and voice organs" course increased from previous academic years. Optional (theoretical/practical) undergraduate courses can be used in parallel to overcome the devaluation of anatomical studies in new curricula. The optional undergraduate anatomy course in the Speech Therapy program has been positively evaluated because it stimulated students' motivation and appealed to their interest in anatomy. Students considered that these courses would help them in their training and they could put what they had learned into practice in their future professions. However, very little evidence for the impact of optional practical courses exists, yet it could be an efficient method to increase anatomical knowledge. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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