Title

Effective approaches towards teaching human anatomy among MBBS students in India

Authors

G Krishna Kishore¹, Vinodhini Periyasamy¹, K. S Deepa², J. Caroline Sangeetha^3,*, B. Mohamed Ismail⁴, P. Ninganagouda⁵ & C. Shivaleela¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Anatomy, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital Tumakuru-572106, Karnataka, India; ²Department of Anatomy, Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India; ³Department of Anatomy, Anna Medical College, Mauritius, University of Technology, Mauritius; ⁴Department of Anatomy, Anna Gowri Medical College and Hospital, Parameshwaramangalam, Puttur, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Community Medicine, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumakuru-572106, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author

Email

G. Krishna Kishore - E-mail: krishnakishore.dev@gmail.com
Vinodhini Periyasamy - E-mail: vinodhiniperiyasamy@gmail.com
K.S. Deepa - E-mail: drdeepaks29@gmail.com
J. Caroline Sangeetha - E-mail: carolinesangeetha2020@gmail.com
B. Mohamed Ismail - E-mail: bmi_bmi68@yahoo.com
P. Ninganagouda - E-mail: parvath4@gmail.com
C. Shivaleela - E-mail: drshivaleela83@yahoo.co.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Medical anatomy forms the prime foundation in the field of clinical medicine. Observational, descriptive, qualitative analysis using questionnaire was carried out for first MBBS students at the department of Anatomy. Preference for both traditional cadaveric teaching and modern teaching techniques were appreciated among the medical students. A statistically significant proportion of students (p < 0.001) believed that, small group interactive sessions and early clinical exposure were essential for coping with hybrid PBL curriculum. Data the necessity to adopt the different teaching modalities for implementation in the modern era with the aid of available technologies.

Keywords

Early clinical exposure (ECE), first MBBS curriculum, human anatomy, medical education, self-directed learning (SDL), teaching methodologies

Citation

Kishore et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1091-1097 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.