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).