A scoping review of undergraduate anatomy and physiology education: approaches to evaluating student outcomes in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Studies document difficulties undergraduate pre-nursing and allied health students face when learning human anatomy and physiology (A&P) course content. A comprehensive synthesis exploring the teaching practices within the course and how those practices are evaluated is warranted. This scoping literature review identified 78 journal articles investigating teaching practices, and we charted their research methods, student outcomes, and institutional contexts. Content analysis found the teaching practices described most frequently in A&P education research literature involved multiple aligned changes across the curriculum, including student activities, course delivery, and assessments. Critical appraisal of study methodologies revealed that most studies in undergraduate A&P were longitudinal

SUBMITTER: Royse EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360416 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature