{"title":"Podcasts in health education-Insights from a scoping review and survey.","authors":"Matthew J Barton, Mari Okada, Michael Todorovic","doi":"10.1002/ase.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Podcasts have rapidly emerged as a powerful tool for health communication, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. While evidence shows that podcasts can enhance student knowledge, confidence, and flexibility in learning, their educational impact is primarily studied within formal academic contexts. Despite their popularity and potential, little is known about how bioscience-focused health podcasts engage broader audiences beyond structured health education programs. Limited research examines who listens, why they choose podcasts, and how this format influences their learning or behavior. To address this, we used a mixed-methods approach comprising a scoping review and an exploratory online survey. The scoping review, following PRISMA guidelines, identified 14 eligible studies published between 2008 and 2024. The survey, distributed via social media and Dr. Matt & Dr. Mike's Medical Education Podcast, captured responses from 226 participants-predominantly aged 25-34 and mostly from the USA-with two-thirds enrolled in health programs. Participants cited access to expert insights, enjoyment, and the ability to multitask as key reasons for podcast use. Content relevance and presenter expertise were rated the most important factors when selecting a health podcast. The preferred episode length was 30-60 min. On average, participants rated the impact of podcasts on their health knowledge at 4.22 out of 5, with 58% reporting changes in health-related behaviors. These findings suggest that podcasts offer a flexible, engaging way to communicate bioscience-focused health content and support learning across diverse audiences. Educators should consider listener motivations and preferences when integrating podcasts into educational practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junhao Zeng, Wenjie Xiao, Xinshu Yu, Zuoyuan Tao, Dan Li, Aihua Pan, Lily Wan
{"title":"Factors correlated with body donation acceptance in Hunan Province in China: A combined retrospective and cross-sectional analysis.","authors":"Junhao Zeng, Wenjie Xiao, Xinshu Yu, Zuoyuan Tao, Dan Li, Aihua Pan, Lily Wan","doi":"10.1002/ase.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human anatomy, a fundamental aspect of medical education, substantially depends on body donations in many regions. Despite the recent increasing acceptance of body donations, China continues to encounter a substantial shortage. Therefore, we conducted a series of studies to examine the characteristics of body donors, the factors correlating with the acceptance to donate, and potential strategies for improving the current situation. We retrospectively analyzed 738 donor registrations at the Body Donation Receiving Station of Xiangya School of Medicine between 1998 and 2023. Furthermore, we conducted a cross-sectional study across Hunan Province, examining sociodemographic characteristics and the acceptance to donate among 3186 participants. We found that males, Changsha residents, and individuals aged ≥65 years were more likely to be willing to donate their bodies. Factors correlated with acceptance of donation included sex (male), older age, Han ethnicity, low educational status, participation in body or organ (tissue) donation initiatives, and knowledge of donation procedures. Conversely, being a technical professional was negatively correlated with acceptance. Publicity and promotion were positively associated with the acceptance of body donations, highlighting the need for targeted campaigns, particularly among technical professionals. Additional receiving stations across various regions could enhance equitable access to body donation programs. This study provides previously unrecorded evidence regarding the factors associated with higher body donation acceptance among Hunan residents, providing valuable insights to guide future public body donation programs and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143953407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual reality in nursing anatomy education: Benefits and implementation considerations.","authors":"Chin-Kuai Chiu, Lien-Chung Wei","doi":"10.1002/ase.70035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This letter responds to Jallad's (2024) study on immersive virtual reality (VR) applications in nursing anatomy education. While acknowledging the positive outcomes in student satisfaction and self-directed learning, we discuss important considerations regarding implementation modalities, physical comfort, and knowledge retention. Drawing from recent literature, we highlight the need for careful evaluation of delivery methods and suggest incorporating peer-facilitated learning sessions and long-term follow-up assessments. The letter emphasizes the importance of strategic implementation to maximize educational benefits while minimizing potential drawbacks in VR-based anatomy education.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling disparity: A call to action for gender diversity in anatomy journal editorial teams.","authors":"Buse Naz Çandır Gürses, Zekiye Karaca Bozdağ, Aslı Ceren Macunluoğlu, İlke Ali Gürses","doi":"10.1002/ase.70034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the representation of women on the editorial teams of anatomy journals and to investigate the possible reasons for gender differences. The anatomy journals listed in the Web of Science Master Journal List and on the International Federations of Associations of Anatomy website were evaluated. The number, gender, and academic titles of editors-in-chief, associate editors, and editorial board members were recorded, along with the journals' continents, association/society memberships, quartiles, and impact factors. A total of 36 journals were analyzed. Ten out of 49 (20.41%) editors-in-chief, 71 out of 347 (20.46%) associate editors, and 285 out of 1065 (26.76%) of the editorial board members were women. The number of women on editorial teams was not related to the continent of the journal, any association/society, or quartile/impact values (p > 0.05). Asian journals had a significantly higher proportion of men associate editors compared to the higher proportion of women associate editors among North American journals (p < 0.05). There were 6 (16.67%) journals that provided information on the gender of the editorial team, 13 (36.11%) that provided academic titles, and 5 (13.89%) that published photographs. Women were rarely represented in all positions on the editorial teams of anatomical journals. The anatomical editorial community has an opportunity to make improvements toward gender equality by considering policies and strategies to overcome gender disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea M Barker, Sayra M Cristancho, Renée E Stalmeijer, Abigail W Konopasky, Lara Varpio
{"title":"A picture's worth a thousand words: Enhancing qualitative data collection with rich pictures.","authors":"Andrea M Barker, Sayra M Cristancho, Renée E Stalmeijer, Abigail W Konopasky, Lara Varpio","doi":"10.1002/ase.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of qualitative research methods is growing among scholars interested in exploring and understanding the distinct context of anatomy education. While verbal and text-based methods like interviews and focus groups are frequently used for data collection, anatomy education scholars may benefit from including visual methods such as photovoice or diagramming in their data collection toolbox. Often used in conjunction with oral, language-based qualitative methods, visual methods aid researchers in exploring phenomena which may be difficult for participants to express. Rich pictures are a type of visual method which has gained popularity in the health professions education literature. Generated through asking participants to draw a detailed representation of a particular situation, rich pictures can afford researchers deeper insight into participants' perspectives and experiences while exploring complex phenomena within the context of teaching and learning. This article provides a four-part description of rich pictures to support the application of this visual method within qualitative anatomical sciences education research by: (1) describing the background and offering an overview of this method, (2) explaining how to use rich pictures as an elicitation tool during interviews to stimulate participants' reflections and responses, (3) offering two analysis strategies for interpreting the visual content created through rich pictures (i.e., visual grammar for systematically analyzing the features of a participant's drawing, and gallery walks for engaging research teams in collaborative analysis of the collection of all study participants' drawings), and (4) providing reflections on the use of rich pictures in anatomic science education's qualitative studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143953933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colleen M. Cheverko, Chloie Flores, Sabah Hamidi, John Simpson, Hannah Yurich, Adam B. Wilson
{"title":"Current trends in anatomy course characteristics across US physician assistant programs","authors":"Colleen M. Cheverko, Chloie Flores, Sabah Hamidi, John Simpson, Hannah Yurich, Adam B. Wilson","doi":"10.1002/ase.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anatomy is a required curricular component within physician assistant (PA) programs, but the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) does not regulate specific course characteristics such as how or when anatomy is taught or the inclusion or type of specific laboratory approaches. The growing number of newly accredited PA programs could impact trends in these and other course characteristics. This project presents descriptive and correlational outcomes of US PA programs and their anatomy course characteristics. Program names and year of initial accreditation were obtained from the ARC-PA website for currently accredited programs. Two independent evaluators reviewed and extracted data from each program website related to term(s) anatomy was taught, whether anatomy was taught independently or combined with other subjects, the instructional format of lab components, and anatomy credit hours. Additional contextual measures included the term system used, overall program and didactic curriculum lengths, and program credit hours. Summary and inferential statistics were used to test relationships between these data. Most anatomy courses are taught independently and in a single term, and the number of newly accredited PA programs since 2019 did not shift emphases on laboratory instruction. Programs averaged 5.5 credit hours for anatomy, but averages differed between semester versus quarter-system courses, independent anatomy courses versus courses that combined anatomy with other subjects, and courses that used dissection versus prosection laboratory instruction. Broad variation in program and course characteristics aligns with previous findings that local curricular decisions are made according to program and institution resources and constraints.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":"18 5","pages":"485-495"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ase.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143905063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diversity, equity, and inclusion as a river system: Flow necessary for life.","authors":"Kimberly S Topp","doi":"10.1002/ase.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143810094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Imran Bitar, Jacob Ghannam, Kiran Nandalur, Sayf Al-Katib
{"title":"Comparative analysis of scrollable DICOM images and static CT images in teaching thoracic imaging anatomy to first-year medical students.","authors":"Imran Bitar, Jacob Ghannam, Kiran Nandalur, Sayf Al-Katib","doi":"10.1002/ase.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With advancements in medical education, the integration of innovative and technology-driven teaching modalities is needed to enhance student learning, particularly in radiology. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of PACSBIN, a cloud-based picture archiving and communication system (PACS), in teaching first-year medical students thoracic imaging anatomy, comparing the use of scrollable Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) images to traditional static CT images. A comparative study design was used, involving first-year medical students from a medical institution. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: one using traditional static CT images (Group A) and the other using PACSBIN (Group B) for thoracic imaging anatomy education. The study assessed the impact of these teaching modalities on students' understanding of thoracic imaging anatomy through a quiz. Quiz results showed no statistically significant difference in performance between the groups, with Group A (static images) achieving a mean score of 82.61% and Group B (PACSBIN) achieving 83.71%. Our study suggests that both scrollable DICOM images and static CT images can be effective in teaching thoracic imaging anatomy to first-year medical students. This highlights the importance of considering individual learning styles and incorporating diverse teaching modalities in radiology education.</p>","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143771052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Board and Table of Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ase.2443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.2443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":124,"journal":{"name":"Anatomical Sciences Education","volume":"18 4","pages":"331-334"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ase.2443","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}