SunilM,Nachiket S,Balasubramanyam V,StephenDayal

StJohnsMedicalCollege,Bangalore.

Introduction

Objectives

Thereisaneedforhumananatomyreferencepooloran
interactivewebsitewhichengagestudents

FreeAnatomysites,whichgivesyouanatomycontents

Itsverydifficulttofindawebsiteamonghundredsofwebsites
withbarelyanyrelevantdata

AdequateReferencematerialforstudentsorteachersinMBBS

Mostwebsiteswithgoodanatomycontentsarepaid,thereis
aneedtofindfreeresources

Usefulnessinacademicsandtheamountofrelevantdataincluded
Easeofusebyanymedicalstudent,withamediumspeedinternet
connectivity

Materials&Methods
Convenientsampling

Similarpopulationbasedon
browsedsites
Similarstructuredsites
Popularsites

Isitaboutanatomy
?Ifyesgoahead
IsitFree?Ifyesgo
ahead
Tooknotesoneach
aspectofindividual
sitecontents

www.similarpages.com

ScorebasedRanking

Ratingsitesbasedon
Contents
Organization
Accessibility

Scoreswherefrom1to3
ineachcategory
Maximumscorewas9

Rubricbased
valuation

RubricScoreBreakdown
Contents

Organization

Accessibility

Results&Discussion
Thescoresrangedfrom59%to89%.
Coverage

Navigation

Browser
Compatibility

Speedofpageload

Mobile
compatibility

7websitesscoredbetween80%and89%
Quality

10scoredbetween70%and79%
3scoredlessthan70%

Easeoflearning

Clarity

Therewerenootheranatomywebsiteratingrubricinwebsearchresults
Thereisandefiniteneedfortheevaluationofthewebsitesforthemedical
studentsofanatomyandthefacultyofanatomy

RelevancetoAnatomy

Conclusion
Top5
1. anatomyatlas.com
2. anatomyguy.com,
3. downstate.edu,
4. getbodysmart.com
5. medscape.com

Atreasureof
resourcesfor
reference,ithas
encyclopediaof
variationswhichis
wellcoveredand
topicswhichishard
tofindanywhere
else,crosssections,
casestudy'sand
boneboxlessons
arealsoincluded

Acollectionof
videoswhich
emphasizeonthe
anatomicalbasisin
clinicalscience,
eachtopicistaken
bytheclinician
whichmakesit
moreessentialfor
patientcareand
students

Astepbystepway
ofdissection
helpingmedical
studentsdissect
better,with
dissectionpictorial
representation,to
findthiskindof
informationforfree
isdifficult

Aclinicallyoriented
essentialsof
anatomy,this
informationwill
nevergowasted,
eachofthemis
veryessentialin
themedicalcare
eventhoughin
someareasitgoes
deeperitsalways
worththeread

Haveessential
anatomy
informationfor
medicalstudent
withphysiology,
takeninboth
systemicand
regionalapproach,
concise,thisis
barebasicbut
measuredwellin
proportion

Othersites:teachmeanatomy.info,Innerbody.com,Library.med.utah.edu,Wesnorman,Anatomyzone.com,Biodigital human,Dartmouth.edu,
Depts.washington.edu,Instantanatomy.net,Mananatomy,Medicalook.com,G2conline.org,www.madsci.org,Barteleby.com,Biostar.washington.edu,
Contactthismailfordetailednotesoneachsiteandmoresitesratedinrubric:sunil.mathew@stjohns.in

POSTERPRESENTATIONONKCACONANATOMY2015INSIDDHARTHAMEDICALCOLLEGE,TUMKURU