Applied Neuroanatomy Elective to Reinforce and Promote Engagement with Neurosensory Pathways Using Interactive and Artistic Activities

Autor/inn/en	Dao, Vinh; Yeh, Pon-Hsiu; Vogel, Kristine S.; Moore, Charleen M.
Titel	Applied Neuroanatomy Elective to Reinforce and Promote Engagement with Neurosensory Pathways Using Interactive and Artistic Activities
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 8 (2015) 2, S.166-174 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.1469
Schlagwörter	Anatomy; Medical Education; Experiential Learning; Brain; Neurology; Elective Courses; Neurosciences; Psychomotor Skills; Sensory Experience; Visual Perception; Auditory Perception; Olfactory Perception; Student Surveys; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anatomie; Medizinische Ausbildung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Gehirn; Neurologie; Elective course; Wahlkurs; Neuroscience; Neurowissenschaften; Neurowissenschaft; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Sinnerfahrung; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	One in six Americans is currently affected by neurologic disease. As the United States population ages, the number of neurologic complaints is expected to increase. Thus, there is a pressing need for more neurologists as well as more neurology training in other specialties. Often interest in neurology begins during medical school, so improving education in medical neural courses is a critical step toward producing more neurologists and better neurology training in other specialists. To this end, a novel applied neuroanatomy elective was designed at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) to complement the traditional first-year medical neuroscience course and promote engagement and deep learning of the material with a focus on neurosensory pathways. The elective covered four neurosensory modalities (proprioception/balance, vision, auditory, and taste/olfaction) over four sessions, each with a short classroom component and a much longer activity component. At each session, students reviewed the neurosensory pathways through structured presentations and then applied them to preplanned interactive activities, many of which allowed students to utilize their artistic talents. Students were required to complete subjective pre-course and post-course surveys and reflections. The survey results and positive student comments suggest that the elective was a valuable tool when used in parallel with the traditional medical neuroscience course in promoting engagement and reinforcement of the neurosensory material. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01