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Review
. 2021 Jan;34(1):108-114.
doi: 10.1002/ca.23655. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

A review of anatomy education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Revisiting traditional and modern methods to achieve future innovation

Joe Iwanaga  1   2   3   4 , Marios Loukas  5   6 , Aaron S Dumont  1 , R Shane Tubbs  1   7   8   6
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Review

A review of anatomy education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Revisiting traditional and modern methods to achieve future innovation

Joe Iwanaga et al. Clin Anat. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had enormous effects on anatomy education. During the pandemic, students have had no access to cadavers, which has been the principal way to learn anatomy since the 17th century. As it is difficult to predict future access to cadavers for students or in-person classes, anatomy educators are encouraged to revisit all possible teaching methods in order to develop innovations. Here, we review anatomy education methods to apply to current and future education.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anatomy education, teaching; cadaver; dissection; medical education; novel coronavirus; technology; virtual.

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