Abstract
Purpose
Anatomy has historically been taught via traditional medical school lectures and dissection. In many countries, practical or legal issues limit access to cadaveric dissection. New technologies are favored by students and could improve learning, complementing traditional teaching.
Methods
All students in second-year medicine at a single medical school were submitted to a novel anatomical course with digital tool exposure. We explored a new combined teaching method: a physical blackboard lesson synchronized with digital dissection, imaging and direct evaluation (BDIE). Synchronized dissection is broadcast live in the classroom and in partner medical schools. Following the course, students completed a short survey about their perception of this new anatomic clinical course.
Results
The survey included 183 students whom 178 completed the questionnaire, i.e., a 97% response rate. Ninety-nine percent of students thought this synchronized method useful to improve their understanding of anatomy and 90% stated it helped them retain this learning.
Conclusion
This BDIE method, in conjunction with teaching guidelines and dissection, is highly appreciated by students who consider it helps them to acquire lasting knowledge.
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The authors wish to thank Régis Desneulin for his technical help and Benjamin Maes for preparing the cadavers. The authors also thank all the prosector lab students.
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DM is associate professor of digestive surgery at Nice medical school. He took part in cadaveric dissection during the duplex synchronized sessions. NB is a professor of anatomy and orthopedic surgery at Nice medical school. He shared the blackboard lectures with Patrick Baqué during the synchronized duplex sessions. He is responsible for the logistics of these sessions and their broadcasting alongside the technician. LH is an associate professor of anatomy at St Joseph medical school in Beirut, Lebanon. He took part in the cadaveric dissections during the synchronized duplex sessions. PB is a professor of anatomy and digestive surgery at Nice medical school; he is also the dean of the school of medicine. He shared the blackboard lectures with Nicolas Bronsard during the synchronized duplex sessions. OC is associate professor of plastic surgery at Nice medical school. He took part in the cadaveric dissections during the synchronized duplex sessions.
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Massalou, D., Bronsard, N., Hekayem, L. et al. Modern and synchronized clinical anatomy teaching based on the BDIE method (board–digital dissection–imaging–evaluation). Surg Radiol Anat 44, 803–808 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-022-02943-6
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