Cranial Nerve Anatomy Using a Modular and Multimodal Radiologic Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medical students often struggle with learning cranial nerve anatomy. Typically, cranial nerve anatomy is taught using didactic lectures and textbook illustrations, often leaving students frustrated.

Methods

We developed a multimodal radiologic approach to teaching cranial nerve anatomy. First, 150 students were presented with carefully curated preclass material from which to prepare. Next, they received a didactic lecture that was recorded for them to revisit on their own time. Last, students worked in groups in a lab setting with expert radiologists to identify the cranial nerves and related anatomy and learn about some basic pathophysiology. We used a pretest and posttest to examine the effectiveness of our teaching methods and a survey to measure students' sa

SUBMITTER: Lack CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9184306 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature