The attitude of medical students towards the teaching of Anatomy

The study of anatomy is essential in understanding basic and clinical medical sciences and it is taught by various methods. This study aimed to find out the attitude of medical students in Jordan towards the various methods of teaching anatomy and their opinion regarding the relevance of anatomy in their study. An online survey was sent to the third-to sixth-year medical students at the Hashemite University, Jordan. The survey asked about various aspect of teaching anatomy. The answers were analyzed using non-parametric methods.The response rates ranged from 24% to 45% in the different groups. More than half the students believed that anatomy was interesting, but only a small percentage thought about becoming anatomists. In all the groups, plastic models were considered the most favored method of teaching and theoretical lectures were the least favored. The students preferred the number of lab session to be increased and lectures to be decreased. Text-books were not considered as a main source of study. A very high percentage of students in all the groups considered digital media as a main source of study preferring it to be incorporated more in the curriculum. A greater percentage of students in the third and fourth years thought that too much information was given in their anatomy courses. The greater percentage of students in the fifth and sixth years did not. Almost all the students believed that anatomy was important in understanding basic and clinical medical sciences and in their future profession as doctors. Modifications in the anatomy curriculum may be required. More practical sessions should be arranged, reading textbooks should be encouraged, and new technology and digital media need to be incorporated more

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The Impact of Applying Quality Management Practices on Patient Centeredness in Jordanian Public Hospitals: Results of Predictive Modeling.

Targeting the patient's needs and preferences has become an important contributor for improving care delivery, enhancing patient satisfaction, and achieving better clinical outcomes. This study aimed to examine the impact of applying quality management practices on patient centeredness within the context of health care accreditation and to explore the differences in the views of various health care workers regarding the attributes affecting patient-centered care. Our study followed a cross-sectional survey design wherein 4 Jordanian public hospitals were investigated several months after accreditation was obtained. Total 829 clinical/nonclinical hospital staff members consented for study participation. This sample was divided into 3 main occupational categories to represent the administrators, nurses, as well as doctors and other health professionals. Using a structural equation modeling, our results indicated that the predictors of patient-centered care for both administrators and those providing clinical care were participation in the accreditation process, leadership commitment to quality improvement, and measurement of quality improvement outcomes. In particular, perceiving the importance of the hospital's engagement in the accreditation process was shown to be relevant to the administrators (gamma = 0.96), nurses (gamma = 0.80), as well as to doctors and other health professionals (gamma = 0.71). However, the administrator staff (gamma = 0.31) was less likely to perceive the influence of measuring the quality improvement outcomes on the delivery of patient-centered care than nurses (gamma = 0.59) as well as doctors and other health care providers (gamma = 0.55). From the nurses' perspectives only, patient centeredness was found to be driven by building an institutional framework that supports quality assurance in hospital settings (gamma = 0.36). In conclusion, accreditation is a leading factor for delivering patient-centered care and should be on a hospital's agenda as a strategy for continuous quality improvement.