Learning styles and strategies preferences of Iranian medical students in gross anatomy courses and their correlations with gender

approaches in teaching gross anatomy such as lecture-based learning, problem-based learning, and small teaching groups [1,2].Currently, the main modalities in gross anatomy course curriculum are dissection, prosection, interactive multimedia, procedural anatomy, surface and clinical anatomy, and imaging [2].While many medical schools use dissection as an essential component of their teaching of gross anatomy [1, 3], there are certain gross anatomy programs that do not use cadavers, but rather prefer to use plastinated specimens, atlases, plastic models, and multimedia learning tools [4].Medical students show diversity in age, experience, culture, ethnicity, and level of readiness as well as learning styles.Learning styles and strategies are a key part of learner-centered approach and