![]() Afterwards, they were edited using the iMovie ® software for MacOS ( version 10.1.12). All videos were recorded in the Anatomy Dissection Hall on dissected cadavers using an Olympus Corporation Digital Camera E-M10 ™ ( Tokyo, Japan). The lab courses were substituted by pre-recorded DEV series ( 20 videos of 15 min duration each) regarding various anatomical topics in accordance with the current Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy Department’s curriculum. In the pre-pandemic era, the Anatomy Dissection Hall was open for both students and instructors on a daily basis, and many students ( about 30.6% overall) were able to study on the cadavers.ĭue to pandemic, all auditorium-based lectures were exclusively performed online, via the online communication platform ( Zoom Video Communications, Inc). Moreover, a peer-teaching program ( teaching assisted by adequately trained students) is used. Human brain, spinal cadaveric specimens and SOMSO ® plastic models of the central nervous system and sensory organs are used during the 4th semester. ![]() During each course, the students are being taught about the origin, the branching pattern of various anatomical structures, such as the vessels, cranial, and spinal nerve distribution, as well as the lymphatic system anatomy. However, this semester’s practical part is held at the Anatomy Dissection Hall, including all stages of dissection courses on embalmed cadavers. The same pattern is applied to the 3rd semester’s theoretical part, which deals with internal organs anatomy, giving special emphasis on the systems. The 2nd semester’s practical teaching is performed on dried bones and on SOMSO ® plastic anatomical models of muscles and joints. In the 1st semester’s theoretical part, students are introduced to anatomical terminology and general anatomy issues and in the 2nd semester they are taught the musculoskeletal system. ![]() During each semester, students are gradually being taught various anatomy topics by a combination of face to face (F2F) theoretical and practical courses. According to the Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy Department’s current curriculum, the anatomy courses are being delivered to the first 2 years undergraduate students. The participants were 2nd year undergraduate students of the AUTh Medical and Dental School. The study was held during the 2020–2021 academic winter semester. Hence, the study aims to optimize anatomy education and to improve the in-depth anatomy knowledge. The current questionnaire-based study aims to evaluate the students’ perspective about the “online” lectures, as well as to assess their viewpoint concerning the DEV series efficacy. The dissection lab courses were offered “online” by creating pre-recorded “dissection educational videos” (DEVs) series. Efforts were concentrated on the substitution of the anatomy education practical part, that of cadavers’ dissection. The theoretical anatomy education (auditorium-based lectures) was exclusively performed online, similarly to other Universities. In our Department, all courses were cancelled after the application of the restrictive measures against pandemic by the Greek Government. The ‘hands-on’ part on cadavers remains the “key” for exploring the particularly complex subject of anatomy. Special efforts were concentrated on the substitution of the anatomy education practical part based on cadaveric dissection. A multimodal anatomy education approach was introduced by employing the communication ( video conferencing and digital technologies) advances. All teaching modalities were re-designed in a more effective way to meet the need for remote education. The coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 outbreak was followed by a worldwide imposition of restrictive and social-distancing measures.
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