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. 2023 May;45(5):665-671.
doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03123-w. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Study of nonsynchronous online teaching of regional anatomy for international students integrated with medical humanities and local culture during COVID-19 pandemic

Yanli Hao  1 , Hongmei Ding  1 , Qingqing Li  1 , Manchun Lin  2 , Ambreen Ibrahim  3 , Xiao Wang  1 , Yingying Wu  1 , Shuilong Leng  4
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Study of nonsynchronous online teaching of regional anatomy for international students integrated with medical humanities and local culture during COVID-19 pandemic

Yanli Hao et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 2023 May.

Abstract

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed unexpected disruptions to anatomical educational practice, the teaching of regional anatomy for international students which has changed to an online format and faces various challenges. The challenges include creating online education homogeneous/equivalent to offline education, introducing local culture to international students, and educating students in medical humanities and ethics.

Methods: To address these problems, the teaching staff integrated medical humanities and local culture into nonsynchronous online teaching of regional anatomy.

Results: The nonsynchronous online teaching with interpreted videos of dissections does not significantly affect the experimental and total scores of regional anatomy courses for international students. Integrating medical humanities and local culture into this teaching model is appreciated by them and also has a good teaching effect.

Conclusion: Students not only gained professional knowledge but also obtained enhanced exposure to local culture and professional spirit from this regional anatomy education.

Keywords: Chinese culture; International students; Medical humanities and ethics; Online teaching; Regional anatomy.

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Formative assessment of the total score
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Student achievement. A The scores of experimental exams in different groups. B The scores of theoretical examinations in different groups. *P ≤ 0.05. C Score distribution of the total scores in 2020. D. The total scores in different groups
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