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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
A model of horizontal and vertical integration of teaching on the cadaveric heart
Annals of Anatomy, Volume 192, No. 6, Year 2010
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This work was performed in a trial to organize the learning process by focusing on the integration of medical education particularly between the three main subjects: gross anatomy, histology and pathology. It was a theoretical teaching draft designed to be implemented with second year students of the Medical school of the King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, KSA, in order to overcome disadvantages in traditional teaching. The objectives of this work were to make medical students, at the pre-clinical stage of their medical carrier, alert to diagnosis and handling of clinical problems and to develop their ability to integrate pre-clinical and clinical subjects. Fifty human cadaveric hearts were anatomically and histopathologically examined. This examination revealed six different clinical problems such as pericarditis, myocarditis, cardiac hypertrophy, parasitic infestation, rheumatic heart disease and fatty infiltration. The medical students of the second year will be first introduced to the normal anatomical and histological structure of the heart, then allowed to visualize and examine the specimens of the cadaveric heart both macroscopically and microscopically. They will be introduced to a set of clinical problems through some clinical scenarios and asked to search for the possible etiological factors causing these changes, associated signs and symptoms. Finally they will be asked to present their findings and interpretations. This paper demonstrated a pathway of self-directed learning in an integrated teaching setting in the medical curriculum using available cadaveric material at a preparatory stage before developing the system-based curriculum. © 2010 Elsevier GmbH.
Authors & Co-Authors
AlSaggaf, Samar Mohammed
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Faculty of Medicine
Ali, Soad Shaker
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Faculty of Medicine
Ayuob, Nasra N.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Faculty of Medicine
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Eldeek, Bassam
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Faculty of Medicine
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
El-Haggagy, Amira A.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.aanat.2010.06.005
ISSN:
09409602
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases