Teaching anatomy at the time of COVID‐19

Anatomy is correctly considered the “basis of the medical sciences.” Medical students must acquire basic anatomical knowledge to build a solid background for future clinical and professional practices. Anatomy is certainly a stimulating subject in medical education, but it is also considered a hard subject. In the past, anatomy was often considered a boring subject and too hard to memorize. Therefore, it was taught using superficial or simple memorization approaches, for the unique purpose of passing the exam (Dawson, Bruce, Heys, & Stewart, 2009). This led to a level of “alarm” in medical university courses and other health professionals' degree courses because there was a risk of falling below an optimal level of preparation.