Key result
Nine Exercise Science PhD students successfully completed medical school human gross anatomy and physiology courses on their first attempt, achieving average grades between B and B+.
Why the study?
The study aimed to evaluate the performance in human gross anatomy and physiology courses among exercise science PhD students with less traditional basic science backgrounds.
Observational (n=9)
No
Exercise science and kinesiology graduate students can successfully complete medical school human gross anatomy and physiology courses despite a less traditional basic science background.
Since 2019, nine students have completed coursework in a new PhD program in Exercise Science at a large, metropolitan university. As part of the core curriculum, the students are required to take human gross anatomy and human physiology in the School of Medicine. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the performance of these students in these courses when they have had a less traditional basic science background. All nine students successfully completed the two courses in their first attempts, though the anatomy and physiology course GPAs were significantly lower than their overall GPAs. The students still demonstrated proficiency, achieving grades between B and B+ on average. This data supports the inclusion of exercise science and kinesiology graduate students into medical school human gross anatomy and human physiology courses.
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Riley et al. (2025) conducted an observational in Exercise Science PhD students (n=9). Medical school human gross anatomy and physiology courses was evaluated on Course performance (GPA). Nine Exercise Science PhD students successfully completed medical school human gross anatomy and physiology courses on their first attempt, achieving average grades between B and B+.
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