Musculoskeletal Anatomy Knowledge Retention in the Macquarie University Chiropractic Program: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Attrition of anatomy knowledge has been an area of concern in health professions curricula. To ensure safe and effective clinical practice, the study of chiropractic requires a good knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy. In this study, musculoskeletal limb knowledge retention was investigated among s...

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Published in:Anatomical sciences education 2020-03, Vol.13 (2), p.182-191
Main Authors: Hulme, Anneliese K., Luo, Kehui, Štrkalj, Goran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allied Health Occupations Education
Allied Health Personnel
Anatomy
chiropractic education
Chiropractic medicine
Cognitive Ability
College Students
Cross-sectional studies
Curricula
Educational Research
Foreign Countries
gross anatomy education
Human Body
Integrated Curriculum
Knowledge
Knowledge Level
knowledge retention
medical education
Multiple choice
musculoskeletal anatomy
Retention
Retention (Psychology)
testing anatomy knowledge
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Summary:Attrition of anatomy knowledge has been an area of concern in health professions curricula. To ensure safe and effective clinical practice, the study of chiropractic requires a good knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy. In this study, musculoskeletal limb knowledge retention was investigated among students in the 5‐year chiropractic program at Macquarie University, Australia. A test of 20 multiple‐choice questions, categorized into low‐order (LO) and high‐order (HO) cognitive ability according to Bloom’s Taxonomy, was developed. Students enrolled in the program were invited to participate with 257 of the 387 choosing to participate, (response rate ranging 56%–72% per year level). No attrition of knowledge across the years was observed, instead, a significant increase in knowledge, measured by total LO and HO scores (P 
ISSN:1935-9772
1935-9780
DOI:10.1002/ase.1879