Rachna Magotra

Publications

• Research   
  Supplementing traditional cadaveric teaching with video-based e-learning for learning gross anatomy- An observational perceptual study.
  Author(s): Rachna Magotra, Ashwani K Sharma, Shahnaz Choudhary and Simriti*
  
  Background: Anatomy, a building block for safe medical practice is in the midst of a downward spiral in the current education system. The traditional teaching of Gross Anatomy is done by cadaveric dissection which is insidiously being supplemented or substituted by novel modalities like e-learning. E-learning facilitates learning through the online delivery of course content using new electronic technologies via the internet. The rising costs of ensuring cadaver availability, health risks associated with formalin, psycho-religious biases, dearth of trained personnel, and time constraints have led to this paradigm change. Moreover, the new Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum has also advocated the use of multiple teaching-learning methods. Objectives: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the perception of students and faculty o.. Read More»
  

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