The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol

Anatomy has been taught predominantly in the preclinical years. However, little guidance exists for medical educators in designing appropriate assessments of anatomy knowledge. In general, medical schools implement and determine their own curricula and methods of assessment. The purpose of this scop...

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Main Authors: Alias, Aspalilah, Abas, Razif, Choy, Ker Woon, Wong, Kah Hui, Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109536/
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author Alias, Aspalilah
Abas, Razif
Choy, Ker Woon
Wong, Kah Hui
Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim
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Abas, Razif
Choy, Ker Woon
Wong, Kah Hui
Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim
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description Anatomy has been taught predominantly in the preclinical years. However, little guidance exists for medical educators in designing appropriate assessments of anatomy knowledge. In general, medical schools implement and determine their own curricula and methods of assessment. The purpose of this scoping review is to examine the breadth of literature regarding the utility of anatomy assessments, which will be reported whether they have been investigated in terms of validity, reliability, practicality, feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and educational impact in the included resources. This scoping review will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review guideline, and its protocol is outlined to systematically map the utility of anatomy assessments in preclinical undergraduate medical curricula over the past 20 years. Primary data will be searched from relevant studies, review articles, and grey literature sources between 2002 and 2023. The resource searching will be performed using the three-step search strategy, namely review search, study selection, and evidence charting, which will involve four electronic databases and two independent reviewers. As secondary research, this review does not require ethical approval. The review will not only permit better comparisons of anatomy assessment and foster meaningful evaluation of both medical students and teaching establishments to take place in the anticipation of ensuring the constructive alignment in anatomy education but also produce important information on the quality of anatomy assessment in the context of the undergraduate medical curriculum. The findings will be disseminated through journals and conferences targeting anatomy educators worldwide.
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spelling upm-1095362024-12-17T03:01:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109536/ The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol Alias, Aspalilah Abas, Razif Choy, Ker Woon Wong, Kah Hui Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim Anatomy has been taught predominantly in the preclinical years. However, little guidance exists for medical educators in designing appropriate assessments of anatomy knowledge. In general, medical schools implement and determine their own curricula and methods of assessment. The purpose of this scoping review is to examine the breadth of literature regarding the utility of anatomy assessments, which will be reported whether they have been investigated in terms of validity, reliability, practicality, feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and educational impact in the included resources. This scoping review will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review guideline, and its protocol is outlined to systematically map the utility of anatomy assessments in preclinical undergraduate medical curricula over the past 20 years. Primary data will be searched from relevant studies, review articles, and grey literature sources between 2002 and 2023. The resource searching will be performed using the three-step search strategy, namely review search, study selection, and evidence charting, which will involve four electronic databases and two independent reviewers. As secondary research, this review does not require ethical approval. The review will not only permit better comparisons of anatomy assessment and foster meaningful evaluation of both medical students and teaching establishments to take place in the anticipation of ensuring the constructive alignment in anatomy education but also produce important information on the quality of anatomy assessment in the context of the undergraduate medical curriculum. The findings will be disseminated through journals and conferences targeting anatomy educators worldwide. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024-03-29 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109536/1/EIMJ20241601_15.pdf Alias, Aspalilah and Abas, Razif and Choy, Ker Woon and Wong, Kah Hui and Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim (2024) The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol. Education in Medicine Journal, 16 (1). pp. 223-231. ISSN 2180-1932 https://eduimed.usm.my/EIMJ20241601/EIMJ20241601_15.pdf 10.21315/eimj2024.16.1.15
spellingShingle Alias, Aspalilah
Abas, Razif
Choy, Ker Woon
Wong, Kah Hui
Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim
The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
title The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
title_full The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
title_fullStr The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
title_full_unstemmed The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
title_short The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
title_sort utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109536/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109536/1/EIMJ20241601_15.pdf