Perception of Academics of Medicine of the Basic Cycle on the Importance of the Teaching of Human Anatomy for the Clinical Cycle

The Human Anatomy is a discipline of vital importance for medical training, but each year the time load of this discipline has been reduced implying in the learning of it. Thus the objective of this work is to investigate the perception of medical students of the basic cycle on the importance of teaching anatomy to the clinical cycle. An analytical study was carried out randomly through the application of online forms with a structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 51 volunteers from both groups. It has been found that most students have a good affinity with Human Anatomy and 53% consider that the degree of their anatomical knowledge on a scale of "0" to "10" is between "7" (37.3%) and "8" (15.7%). Regarding the importance of this knowledge for a good performance in the clinical cycle, 90.2% answered that they considered "very important" (74.5%) or "extremely important" (15.7%). The fifth question, which asked whether they considered their bases in anatomy enough to perform well in the clinical cycle, added up to 43.1% of students who considered them to be insufficient. It was observed that 58.8% of the interviewees considered the anatomical revision at the beginning of the clinical cycle to be of vital importance. Finally, participants were asked to select up to two methodologies that were best for the possible revision activity, with the most chosen being: "digital flashcards" and "theoretical-practical classes", both developed by the anatomy monitors. It was found that students consider anatomical knowledge essential for good performance in the clinical cycle. Therefore, the implementation of a human anatomy review activity at the beginning of the 5th semester should be encouraged, using the students' preferred methodologies.