Teaching method for brain anatomy based on the need of residents

Abstract

The difficulty of learning anatomy of central nervous system is not only present in education of undergraduates but also in residents training due to the highly complexity of the human brain. It is a good chance to learn brain anatomy through attending to neurological surgery. However, some structures still can not be seen clearly because of small size and deep location. The brain tissue is soft and fragile and would be damaged if over retract to expose deep structures. The detail anatomy of brain is still too hard to understand by the residents. In order to improve the understanding of brain anatomy, a research group was set up composed of residents, undergraduates, neurosurgeons and faculty to dissect cadavers. The approach is the same as the patients were operated or to be operated on, and the learners can observe the deep brain structures carefully in all directions and discuss with teachers through the dissection procedure. The method is well received by medical students and residents and so we recommend it without hesitation

Keywords

• undergraduates education|resident training|anatomy of central nervous system|teaching method