Key result
Premedical gross anatomy and/or histology coursework was associated with significantly higher points earned in corresponding medical school courses compared to no such coursework (P<0.05).
Why the study?
Does premedical gross anatomy and/or histology coursework improve academic performance in corresponding medical school courses in first-year medical students?
Observational (n=440)
Does premedical gross anatomy and/or histology coursework improve academic performance in corresponding medical school courses in first-year medical students?
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Premedical coursework in gross anatomy and histology is associated with improved academic performance in corresponding first-year medical school courses.
Many premedical students enroll in courses whose content will be encountered again during their medical education. Presumably, students believe this practice will lead to improved academic performance in corresponding medical school courses. Therefore, this study was undertaken to determine whether a premedical gross anatomy and/or histology course resulted in increased performance in corresponding medical school courses. A second aim of the study was to examine whether the type of premedical gross anatomy and/or histology course differentially affected medical school performance. A survey that assessed premedical gross anatomy and histology coursework was administered to 440 first-year medical students. The results from this survey showed that students with premedical gross anatomy (n = 236) and/or histology (n = 109) earned significantly more points in the corresponding medical school course than students without the premedical coursework (P < 0.05). Analysis of premedical course types revealed that students who took a gross anatomy course with prosected specimens (n = 35) earned significantly more points that those students without premedical gross anatomy coursework (P < 0.05). The results from this study suggest: 1) premedical gross anatomy and/or histology coursework improves academic performance in corresponding medical school courses, and 2) a premedical gross anatomy course with prosected specimens, a specific type of undergraduate course, significantly improves academic performance in medical gross anatomy.
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Forester et al. (2002) conducted an observational in First-year medical students (n=440). Premedical gross anatomy and/or histology coursework vs. No premedical coursework in gross anatomy and/or histology was evaluated on Performance (points earned) in corresponding medical school courses (p=<0.05). Premedical gross anatomy and/or histology coursework was associated with significantly higher points earned in corresponding medical school courses compared to no such coursework (P<0.05).
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