Opportunities and Challenges of Online Anatomy Teaching and Learning for Pre-Clinical Students

Abstract

Teaching anatomy enables the learners to understand and apply the knowledge and concepts in their medical career. Teaching techniques should ensure the knowledge retention and development of specific skills along with different learning styles. Teaching and learning of anatomy commenced in a traditional approach preliminarily and supplemented with computerassisted methods at present to increase engagement and interaction through learner-centered approaches. The recent crisis, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has tremendously affected education globally. It restricted practical-based learning, whereas it has less impact on the theoretical aspect of teaching and learning anatomy. This review discusses the implementation of various teaching and learning strategies in the virtual platform with their prospects and limitations.