فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Linking anatomy with the clinical approach for creating an inquisitive mind fora millennium via the digital platform is the need of the hour. Traditional lecturing makes studentshave rote memorization of the human anatomy. The inquiry‑based project will allow undergraduatemedical students to have a deeper understanding of human anatomy along with team building andinterpersonal skill development. This approach of teaching would allow students to link the contenttaught for human anatomy with its clinical applicability and probably generate inquisitiveness forfurther exploring the course content. The study aimed to appraise and assess the perception ofmedical students and faculty about the inquiry‑based digitalized project presentation.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross‑sectional study was conducted for inquiry‑basedproject presentation where students were divided into 15 groups with 15 inquiries, which werepresented as projects on a digital platform under the guidance of the facilitator. The perceptionof students and faculty for the inquiry‑based approach was collected using a validated surveyquestionnaire. The quantitative data were analyzed by SPSS‑version 15, using descriptive statistics,Friedman’s rank, and thematic analysis for qualitative data.RESULT: In total, 117 students participated in the pre‑test and 129 in the post‑test part of the study.Also, 79.1% of students appreciated that the inquiry‑based project presentation approach allowedthem to link anatomy with different courses; 73.6% agreed that this approach has a positive impacton their attitude toward learning anatomy. Then, 75.2% students appreciated of learning new skillsusing the digital platform. They agreed to have developed leadership (65.1%) and team‑buildingskills (83.7%) and self‑directed learning (SDL) improvement (71.3%). However, some students (9.3%)and faculty (16.7%) had been ostracized for presenting their inquiry‑based projects on a digitalplatform, whereas 65.1% of students appreciated this approach.CONCLUSION: Inquiry‑based learning approach would allow students to have a deeperunderstanding of the subject knowledge and skills for the SDL and learn strategies for the usage ofvirtual technology for literature search.