title: Development of a synergistic case-based microanatomy curriculum.
abstract: This paper discusses the development of an interactive approach to teaching and assessing a microanatomy curriculum in an innovative medical school program. As an alternative to lectures and labs, students are engaged in interactive seminars focused on discussion of clinical and research-based cases matched with normal histology and pathology slides. A virtual microscopic system is used rather than the traditional glass slide and light microscope. Evaluation of student performance consists of self-assessment board style questions, concept appraisal problems, and utilization of a portfolio system where the assessment pieces are continuously integrated as part of written formative and summative assessments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. mcbridj@ccf.org
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Prayson
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D003142:Communication; D032882:Comprehension; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014584:User-Computer Interface