Abstract:

In this study, a questionnaire study was conducted to determine the importance of anatomy training in physicians who received post graduate educationin medical faculties in the academic year of 2017-2018. Methods A questionnaire study on the subject of the benefit from the integration of anatomy education into the field of specialization consisting of 6 questions by residents in the field of postgraduate education in 6 different branches (Radiology, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Chest Surgery, Orthopedics and Anesthesia) in the medical faculties of the Mediterranean University and by researcher was carried out. Results When the answers of the questionnaire were evaluated, it was found that most of the doctors who specialized in training needed anatomy integration (96.7%) because they believed that the anatomy training would contribute to thespecialized training they received in the field of specialization of Anatomy education (88.7%), (95.1%) that anatomy training may be beneficial. Most of the physicians stated that this education should be given in the first (62.9%) or the second (37.1%) years. In the light of the questionnaire results, the place and the importance of the knowledge of anatomy in postgraduate medical education was questioned and it was emphasized that the knowledge of anatomy that can be obtained by the doctors who received special education during training can be important and useful.

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