3.2.3 Surgical Anatomy Curriculum
A 2009 study was conducted amongst 211 first-year US medical students where, of those who volunteered, 25 were randomly selected to undergo a surgical anatomy curriculum throughout the year. The remaining cohort underwent the standard anatomy curriculum. The post-evaluation questionnaire showed that the positive opinion of surgeons before and after the program improved greatly (p<0.008) as compared to the overall cohort (p<0.003) and that 13/25 (52%) felt that their grades improved. However, there was no significant difference in the final anatomy grades post-evaluation when compared to the rest of the cohort (27).