Anatomical sciences in the allopathic medical school curriculum in the United States between 1967-2001.
The present article surveys the changes in the time allocated for the four disciplines in the anatomical sciences in the medical curricula of allopathic medical schools in the United States from 1967-2001. The results indicate that there was a great reduction in the laboratory portions, but not in the lecture portions of Gross Anatomy, Histology, Neuroanatomy, and Embryology. The greatest time reduction overall for the disciplines occurred between 1967-1973 (502 to 387 hr), followed by the time reduction between 1982-1995 (380 to 329 hr).
Gartner
Leslie P
LP
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. lgartner@umaryland.edu
D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004210:Dissection / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States