IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-3-18389 Original Research Paper Introduce, implement & evaluate effectiveness of structured teaching for practical training of Living Anatomy U. Joshi Dr. Manisha Dhobale Dr. Yugantara Kadam Dr. March 2019 8 3 01 02 ABSTRACT

Introduction: Purpose of teaching Anatomy must lie in its clinical application. The design of Anatomy course must include opportunities for students to do practical under supervision. The Undergraduate Medical Education curriculum in India is moving its focus from knowledge to competency–based education; hence the assessment of students’ competencies while teaching & learning Living Anatomy becomes an integral part of the medical education. Hence this project was undertaken to know the effect of structured teaching & assessment for practical teaching of living anatomy. Methodology: The study was conducted as an educational interventional study at Department of Anatomy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University). Medical College, Sangli. Initially, students were exposed to teaching by traditional method & their assessment was done by structured method. Later students were taught by structured method followed by structured assessment. The scores were compared by Likert’s scale & perception of students as well as faculty was noted. Result: Majority of the students, i.e. almost 85% students showed improvement in giving in proper information for the task & also almost 87% of them performing tasks well during Living Anatomy practical. Majority of students as well as faculty either agreed or strongly agreed that the new structured teaching & assessment method helped to prepare the students better for their practical examination of Living Anatomy with improvement in scores. Conclusion: Structured teaching followed by structured assessment appeared to be helpful in improving the student’s performance for demonstration of practical skills in Living Anatomy Practical.