Preferred Study Resources of Medical Students in a Basic Science Course -Pointers for Future Course Development and Possible Loss of Student-Student and Student-Faculty Interactions

Concern developed due to the continuing trend of reduced student attendance at non-mandatory classes, and we became interested in knowing whether students relied more on web-based resources, or going to the Learning Resource Center (LRC), rather than lectures and labs. Resource availability has made it easier for students to study at convenient times and at their own pace, perhaps leading to reduced attendance at non-mandatory portions of courses. We felt this trait could be detrimental to involvement in team-oriented situations, a major part of the transition from basic science years to clinical years and residency. We identified study resources most used by first year students (MS1) in histology and cell biology and determined why particular ones were chosen, findings that allowed us to