Clinical anatomy as a modern concept for 21st century teaching, postgraduate education, and research
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Anatomy faces new challenges in the 21st century. Exponential growth of knowledge, paradigm shifts in medical education, and the scientific trend to subcellular and molecular research make an impact on the institutions of today. We described our concept of clinical anatomy as a contemporary and innovative model for student teaching, postgraduate training, and applied clinical research. Anatomy can also foster interdisciplinary teaching along with the clinical, especially surgical, professions to give students a direct link to the application of anatomical knowledge. Furthermore, clinical students can be relegated to the conceptual framework of basic sciences during their clinical rotations. Clinical anatomy can provide a unique platform for postgraduate training, because cadaveric human body specimens can be used as realistic and safe models for practicing even the most complex surgical procedures. Lastly, the study of clinical anatomy can facilitate applied clinical research, as new operation techniques and new devices and instruments can be tested and evaluated in a realistic setting. Therefore, this new concept of the study of clinical anatomy provides a modern, up-to-date model for teaching anatomy in this day and age.
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