Undergraduate Anatomy Teaching: Are we Failing a Generation of Future Surgeons?

Abstract

A sound knowledge of human anatomy underpins good clinical practice. However, changes to the undergraduate curriculum in recent years, in particular a reduced emphasis on applied anatomy, have raised concerns among clinicians that a new generation of doctors are qualifying from medical school with insufficient anatomical knowledge. This is a particularly important concern for those junior doctors wishing to pursue a surgical career and has implications for their early postgraduate training.