OPEN ACCESSNovember 10, 2008Skull Tutorial for Preclinical Students (Out of Print) Robert Pope, PhD, Mahesh Kamsala, MA, Allison Davis, MA, Jeffrey Altemus, MA, Saritha Reddy, MA, Frank Reilly, PhD Robert Pope, PhD West Virginia University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Mahesh Kamsala, MA West Virginia University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Allison Davis, MA West Virginia University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Jeffrey Altemus, MA West Virginia University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Saritha Reddy, MA West Virginia University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Frank Reilly, PhD West Virginia University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.1567 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractThis resource is an interactive tutorial serving as an introduction to the skull for first-year medical and dental students. It primarily consists of a series of digitized skull images illustrating bones, foramina, bony landmarks, and protuberances. The objective for creating the courseware was to stimulate more active self-directed learning. The rationale was to integrate skull osteology into a structured format that is readily accessible for local and distance learning and self-assessment. Active learning was achieved by creating 12 tutorial units that target content areas dealing with the different regions and orientations of the skull and mandible. The courseware is user friendly and complements didactic and practical (dissection) activities of beginner health care professionals enrolled in human structure. Since implementation of the courseware in 2001, 8% more students score correct answers on exam questions. Last year, the learners scored at the 77th percentile on the National Board of Medical Examiners anatomy subject examination. Organizing content into discrete tutorials is highly effective in teaching learners a large volume of information without overwhelming them all at once. Exposing preclinical students to the skull tutorial provides them with the essential osteology required for interpretation of standard radiographs and more contemporary imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) scans. These observations are supported by recent improvements in learner performance on block and subject shelf exams. Educational Objectives By the end of this modules, learners will be able to: Know the normal osteology of the skull and mandible.Know learner self-assessment. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Web Link Access_1567 To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. CitationPope R, Kamsala M, Davis A, Altemus J, Reddy S, Reilly F. Skull Tutorial for Preclinical Students (Out of Print). MedEdPORTAL. 2008;4:1567. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.1567 Related Introductory Peripheral Nervous System Review Games for Preclinical Learners (Out of Print) Peripheral Nervous System Review Flashcards (Out of Print) Introductory Head & Neck Radiology for Preclinical Learners Skull Tutorial for Preclinical Students (Out of Print) Introductory Patient Cases Studies for Pre-Clinical Learners (Out of Print) Introduction to the Nervous System Copyright & Permissions© 2008 Pope et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.KeywordsOsteologyComputer-Aided InstructionMandibleSkullImage-Interpretation Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support This research was supported by Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) Grant funds from West Virginia University. Loading ...