title: The Anatomical Society core regional anatomy syllabus for undergraduate medicine.
abstract: The Anatomical Society's core syllabus for anatomy (2003 and later refined in 2007) set out a series of learning outcomes that an individual medical student should achieve on graduation. The core syllabus, with 182 learning outcomes grouped in body regions, referenced in the General Medical Council's Teaching Tomorrow's Doctors, was open to criticism on the grounds that the learning outcomes were generated by a relatively small group of anatomists, albeit some of whom were clinically qualified. We have therefore used a modified Delphi technique to seek a wider consensus. A Delphi panel was constructed involving 'experts' (n = 39). The revised core syllabus of 156 learning outcomes presented here is applicable to all medical programmes and may be used by curriculum planners, teachers and students alike in addressing the perennial question: 'What do I need to know ?'
authors.affiliation: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education Development, Hull York Medical School, University of York, Heslington, York, UK.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, The School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.affiliation: Human Anatomy Unit, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: Clare College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dyball
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ockleford
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, St Andrews, Fife, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Standring
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, St Andrews, Fife, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whiten
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilton
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McHanwell
mesh_terms: D000718:Anatomy, Regional / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: anatomy education; curriculum; regional anatomy; syllabus; undergraduate education