Tutorials in anatomy education of medical students during the COVID‐19 pandemic – An evaluation of its effectiveness

Abstract

AbstractAnatomy has traditionally been taught through prosected specimens and the use of models and other techniques. During the COVID‐19 period, this was replaced by tutorials, where students came to college to continue taking practical sessions. The study comprised four components. The first component consisted of demographic data. The second component consisted of questions concerning students' satisfaction with the tutorials. The third component included questions for Year 2 medical students only because they had tried both the new and old systems. The fourth component included the results for the Year 2 medical students. The study included 102 medical students. The number of tutorials each week and the duration of each tutorial were considered successful, since 47 (46.1%) and 44 (43.1%) students approved, respectively. The students were comfortable with understanding the information from PowerPoint presentations; 41 (40.2%) agreed with this statement. Moreover, 44 students (43.1%) agreed about the ability to recall material after the tutorial and the interaction it allowed them with the doctors. Overall, all the questions proved that the tutorials were of great value to the students during the COVID‐19 period. Although COVID‐19 limited anatomy teaching, tutorials were seen as a light at the end of the tunnel pending the end of the COVID‐19 period.