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- Title
Anatomy education within Australian and New Zealand osteopathic programmes.
- Authors
Blaich, Raymond; Pather, Nalini; Prvan, Tania; Engel, Roger; Beard, Stephanie Marhoff; Strkalj, Goran
- Abstract
Objective: Anatomy plays a key role in health professionals' education. The aim of this study was to analyze the anatomy curricula within Australian and New Zealand osteopathic programmes. Methods: A survey was distributed to all osteopathic programmes. Data on programme structure, delivery methods, assessment, resources, teaching academic profiles, and staff to student ratios were collected in 2020. This study was approved by the Macquarie Human Ethics Research Committee. Results: All four osteopathic programmes participated in this study. The mean number of total contact hours in anatomy was 203.1 (SD±59.0). The anatomy teaching staff to student ratio varied between 1:17 to 1:35. All programmes employed a regional-based approach to anatomy content delivery with a variety of resources including cadavers, plastic models, interactive software, and medical images. The high proportion of clinically qualified academic staff involved in the delivery of anatomy education and relatively low staff to student ratios compare favorably with those in medical education. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the delivery of anatomy within osteopathic programmes were placed online with minimal interruptions, while complying with all accreditation requirements. Conclusion: Anatomy holds an important position in osteopathic education within Australia and New Zealand and compares favorably with anatomy education within other health disciplines such as physiotherapy and chiropractic. This study adds to the understanding of the status of anatomy within osteopathic education in Australia and New Zealand. Currently, Australia has no national guidelines for the teaching of anatomy in osteopathic education, further research is required on a core anatomy syllabus.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; AUSTRALIA; ANATOMY; MEDICAL cadavers; COVID-19 pandemic; RESEARCH ethics; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL education; HUMAN experimentation
- Publication
Anatomy: International Journal of Experimental & Clinical Anatomy, 2022, Vol 16, pS168
- ISSN
1307-8798
- Publication type
Article