Anatomy Education at Vocational Schools of Health Sciences

Abstract

Anatomy, which has an important role for professionals working in health education, is a medical science that started from early ages and has come to the present day by showing continuous development. The success of people who areed ineducat the field of medicine and health sciences in their professions depends on a sound background in anatomy. For this reason,s aimed it wa to investigate views of first and second year students on the current state of anatomy education. This study was performed ukurvaon C and Baskent University Vocational School of Health Science first and second year students (183 subjects, 45.6 %; and 218 subjects, 54.4 %, respectively) (n=401). The data were obtained by feedback method via a questionnaire with 41 questions. The survey was administered to 401 students. 357 subjects of all students stated that they chose their departments voluntarily. It was determined % thatof the86.0 students participated in the research stated that using many different tools in the lessons positively affected their 88.5 learning,% stated that various presentation techniques provided a better understanding of the anatomy subject, and 86.5 % of the studentswith agreed the idea that what they learned in the lessons would be very useful in their professional lives. Additionally, while 319 participants (79.55 %) gave a score of 5 or more out of 10 points to the question about whether they liked the anatomy course, 82 participants%) (20.45 gave a score of 4 or less. The 71.1 % of the participants thought that the primary purpose of the anatomy course was 'to theunderstand structure of the human body'. 2nd year students rated class duration significantly higher than 1st year students. Opinionstudents of s can be beneficial and provide to improvement of anatomy education and new educational strategies These findings will help theifyingident existing deficiencies and providing solutions.