How to teach the anatomy of the inguinal canal? A multimodal approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Learning the anatomy of the inguinal canal is challenging for medical students and residents. Current teaching via didactic lectures may not suffice for optimal learning, and visualization of the complicated 3D-structure of the inguinal canal. Hence, we investigated the efficacy of a low-fidelity model creation to improve the teaching.

Materials and methods

30 pre-clinical students were split into three groups and assigned different teaching interventions: 1) Lecture (Group L), 2) Lecture with individual model creation (Group M1), and 3) Lecture with group model creation (Group M2). Gain in knowledge were assessed through a pre- and post-intervention multiple-choice quizzes (MCQs), while perceptions of confidence/engagement/model efficacy were measured using pos

SUBMITTER: Chun SYQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849626 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature