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Introduction

The pre-clinical undergraduate Medical Sciences course at the University of Oxford retains its classical structure with gross anatomy rigorously taught in years one and three. Traditionally this teaching was delivered as a combination of lectures and prosection, with limited online material. In the technological age, it is anticipated that students would appreciate comprehensive online resources. We began this project with the aim of modernising anatomical teaching at the University of Oxford – starting with the urogenital tract.

Methods

We undertook critical analysis of: comparable university online domains (namely those in the US), publicly available websites, and mobile apps. We further conducted a comprehensive student questionnaire. Based on our findings we formed a work group comprising: current third and fourth year medical students, the current Professor of Anatomy, the Emeritus Professor of Anatomy and the Director of Pre-Clinical studies. Together we triangulated our findings with the current syllabus and devised a set of clear objectives to be met by the new module.

Results

The urogenital anatomy module has been rewritten using a combination of: up to date videos, images, animations, tables and 3D models. This work was conducted in a new web based software package - “moodle�- which boasts an enhanced user friendly interface. Finally, when we conducted comparative analysis of learning outcomes in student study groups we observed a significant increase in performance when using the revised module.

Conclusions

Our revised teaching module demonstrates a high degree of both student satisfaction and content retention. Therefore, from the perspective of undergraduates and faculty alike this project has been highly successful. It is hoped that we can implement similar changes across the rest of the undergraduate anatomy E-learning resources at the University of Oxford.

Funding

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