University of Texas Medical Branch

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• University of Texas Medical Branch
• School of Medicine

An Interactive Brachial Plexus Web-Based Tutorial
for Medical Gross Anatomy
Lisa D. Cain, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience
and Cell Biology
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Background

• Computer-based learning is becoming a prominent
  feature of medical education (Tonkin et. al.
  2006).
• Computer-based learning in medical education
  increases comprehension and retention of
  information (Candler Blair, 1988 Hersh, 1999,
  Gould, 2001).
• Online tutorials enhance learning in Gross
  Anatomy (Gould, 2006).

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Rationale and Goal

• Rationale
• There was no interactive online tutorial in
  Gross Anatomy to assist students in learning
  structures on the cadaver.
• Goal
• To provide an interactive tool to assist
  students in learning the structures of the human
  body outside of the lab.

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Purpose
Provide an additional study tool for laboratory
Gross Anatomy
Increase students ability to learn structures
on the cadaver
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Methods
Tutorial Designed
Pilot Study Summer Students
Survey- 10 Questions
Tutorial Modified
GAR 2006 Class
Survey -10 Questions
Data Tabulated
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Methods
Permission Drs. Collins Miller
Tutorial Designed
Approval IRB and Curriculum Committee
Select images and write supporting materials
Consult Graphic Web Designer
Design / put tutorial on WebCT
Preview Tutorial
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Brachial Plexus Tutorial
http//eclass.utmb.edu
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Brachial Plexus Tutorial
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Survey Data First Year Medical Students GAR
(2006-2007) PERCENTAGE
81 students out of 230 completed the tutorial 67
students out of 81 completed the survey
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Pilot Study DataSummer Prematriculation Program
Students
25 out of 56 students took the survey
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Outcomes and Summary

• In the GAR 2006 survey, all questions with the
  exception of one received 82 and greater in the
  combined Strongly agree and Agree category.
• Students felt that the tutorial enhanced their
  ability to understand the brachial plexus and
  identify the structures on the human body.
• Additional tutorials in the Gross Anatomy lab
  have been implemented since the utilization of
  the brachial plexus tutorial.
• Cranial Tutorial
• Dr. Chico Fossa Tutorial
• Cranial Nerve Tutorial

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Acknowledgements

• Annette Ayala
• Internet Productions Designer, UTMB
• Thomas Collins, Ph.D.
• Project Mentor
• Brian Miller, Ph.D.
• Project Mentor
• Virginia, Niebuhr, Ph.D.
• Project Mentor
• Fellow Scholars in Education
• Henry Epstein, M.D.
• Chair, Dept. of Neuroscience and Cell Biology

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