Does the existing traditional undergraduate Anatomy curriculum satisfy the senior medical students? A retrospective evaluation

Objective: To present the results of a study concerning views and feedback from the interns and medical students about the Anatomy Curriculum, as well as their suggestions to design a Clinical Core Course in Anatomy. Methods: Interns at the end of their clinical year and medical students at the end of their final year were asked to evaluate the Anatomy Curriculum that they experienced in their undergraduate pre-clinical years. Results: Most respondents found that the duration of gross anatomy taught it was adequate, but the vast majority expressed clinical anatomy, imaging anatomy, and surface and living anatomy courses as too short. Interns and medical students ranked anatomy courses and integrated clinical topics as keystone for their clinical training and felt the need of clinically oriented anatomy, case studies and participation of clinical faculty in pre-clinical years. Conclusions: Retrospective evaluations at the end of internships and final-year of under graduation are helpful "evidence" to be considered in reforming the anatomy curriculum, particularly in developing clinical core course in anatomy. The results of such studies should be taken into consideration when discussing modifications to anatomy curriculum.