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The Importance of Optional Practical Anatomy Courses for Undergraduate Speech Therapy Students

An in‐depth understanding of the anatomy discipline is essential for the work of healthcare professionals. In recent decades, the content and time of teaching anatomy have decreased in all health science degrees. The aim of this study was to look for alternatives for compensating the reduction of th...

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Published in:Anatomical sciences education 2022-01, Vol.15 (1), p.187-197
Main Authors: Criado‐Álvarez, Juan José, Mohedano‐Moriano, Alicia, Aceituno‐Gómez, Javier, Romo‐Barrientos, Carmen, Monforte Perez, Diana, Saiz‐Sanchez, Daniel, Flores‐Cuadrado, Alicia, Martín‐Conty, Jose Luis, Martín‐Rodriguez, Francisco, González‐González, Jaime, Viñuela, Antonio, Polonio‐Lopez, Begoña
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Summary:An in‐depth understanding of the anatomy discipline is essential for the work of healthcare professionals. In recent decades, the content and time of teaching anatomy have decreased in all health science degrees. The aim of this study was to look for alternatives for compensating the reduction of the teaching of anatomy by supplementing students with a practical training course and to know evaluations of the course given by students enrolled in the degree in Speech Therapy and its impact on their academic results. All students (100%) positively evaluated having acquired skills and attitudes for their future professional life. The majority of the students (95.8%) believed that their knowledge was acceptable; 97.2% of the students thought they would have the possibility to apply their acquired anatomical knowledge as professionals; 98.5% were satisfied with the voluntary course; and finally, the percentage of students that passed the “Anatomophysiology of language and voice organs” course increased from previous academic years. Optional (theoretical/practical) undergraduate courses can be used in parallel to overcome the devaluation of anatomical studies in new curricula. The optional undergraduate anatomy course in the Speech Therapy program has been positively evaluated because it stimulated students’ motivation and appealed to their interest in anatomy. Students considered that these courses would help them in their training and they could put what they had learned into practice in their future professions. However, very little evidence for the impact of optional practical courses exists, yet it could be an efficient method to increase anatomical knowledge.
ISSN:1935-9772
1935-9780
DOI:10.1002/ase.2079