Stereoscopic anatomy: evaluation of a new teaching system in human gross anatomy.
Traditionally, human gross anatomy teaching has revolved around anatomical dissection. Unfortunately, during the last decade a number of medical schools have experienced a decrease in the number of hours allotted to gross anatomy instruction compounded by a shortage of anatomical donors. This, in turn, has served to increase the difficulties of providing students with truly effective anatomical instruction. To help overcome this problem, a stereoscopic slide-based auto-instructional program has been developed as a substitute for dissection. Evaluation data suggest that this program, while having minor limitations in terms of anatomical orientation, does provide a viable alternative to dissection.
D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D004210:Dissection; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors