The Department of Anatomy at PKDIMS teaches Anatomy to MBBS students in their first year, with teaching consisting of lectures, practical classes in the anatomy dissection hall and histology laboratory. First year students are also having small group discussions, self-directed learning sessions and early clinical exposure sessions. Year one medical students receive the most comprehensive exposure to Human Anatomy over two semesters through lectures, small group discussions and supervised practical classes that provide dissection of cadaveric material (for study of gross anatomy) as well as microscope slides for the study of histology. The study of clinical cases makes the study of Anatomy highly contextual. State of the art museum resources together with multimedia provide opportunities for references as well as self-directed learning.

We at department of Anatomy, PKDIMS plan to lay the foundations for a new approach to learning Anatomy by making this difficult subject engaging, stimulating and fun, and by helping students to be pro-active learners. Our role as Anatomy teachers is not to teach students anatomical facts, but rather to teach them the learning skills that will serve them throughout their student and professional lives. We hope to increase their cognitive learning skills and make them more self-directed in their learning. By experimenting with the new perspectives on traditional methods of teaching anatomy, we hope to provide a much more engaging, motivating, inspiring and enjoyable environment for student learning. When used in conjunction with traditional dissection, these innovative approaches appear to provide motivation that leads to deeper learning.