Effects of Review on Medical Students’ Recall of Different Types of Neuroanatomical Content
Open Access
- 1 October 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Academic Medicine
- Vol. 84 (Supplement), S34-S37
- https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0b013e3181b36ec6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Review of previously learned content is central to formal medical education and continuing lifelong learning; however, little is known about the review process itself. This study examined ways in which structured review impacted studentsu27 recall and use of different types of neuroanatomical information, categorized as general constructs, fundamental content, and advanced content. METHOD: Seven months after completing first-year neuroscience, medical students were given equivalent short-answer tests requiring description of pathways and localization of lesions both before and after a review of clinically related neuroanatomy. Scores that reflected the three different types of information were compared. RESULTS: Prereview, students recalled General Constructs of neuroanatomy, with little additional Fundamental or Advanced Content. Postreview, Fundamental Content and Advanced Content scores both increased significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Reviews appear to enhance recall of related content, not only isolated facts. The review process may thus have unrealized potential as an educational strategy in medical trainingKeywords
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