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Lecture method is a popular method of imparting knowledge. Long lectures may be boring and sleep inducing. We tried a simple strategy to keep the students awake and alert during lecture classes. One hour lecture class was broken into four segments and a “passing the parcel” game was incorporated in between the four segments of the lecture. In this activity, the most important points of the day’s lecture were told by the lecturer to the students sitting in two corners of the class and the students were asked to tell it to the next student. Passing of the information continued till it reached everyone in the class. The positive feedback by the students indicated that they enjoyed these lectures. The exam scores of the questions related to the information passed from one student to the other were significantly higher compared to the scores of questions on other topics.
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In Medical Education today, the focus is mainly on the “student-centred” teaching/learning strategies. We tried a novel, teaching/learning strategy called ‘keyword based learning’ for first year medical students. The strategy is characterized by giving a series of keywords to students and asking them to learn the related topic and arrive at the learning objectives related to the keywords given. Student feedback was collected and 80% of the students were positive about this strategy.
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The spleen is the largest lymphoid organ. It is wedge shaped and measures about 1 inch thick, 3 inches broad and 5 inches long. It presents characteristic notches on its superior margin and has a hilum on the visceral surface. The aim was to study the anomalies related to size, shape and external features of the spleen and discuss their clinical importance. As there are not many reports on variations in size shape and features of spleen in the South Indian population, we decided to do this study on cadaveric specimens. We observed 50 spleens fixed with 10 percent formalin. Among the 50 spleens observed, 25 spleens (50 percent) were normal and had all the features explained in the textbooks. 25 spleens (50 percent) did not have any notches on the superior margin, 2 spleens (4 percent) did not have a hilum and 4 spleens (8 percent) were small sized i.e. about 3 inches long. One of the spleens (2 percent) was "liver shaped" with 2 lobes. The knowledge of external features and dimensions of spleen are important for radiologists and surgeons as it may lead to confusions in interpreting radiographs and in the procedures of ultrasound examinations.
El bazo es el mayor órgano linfoide. Tiene forma de cuña y mide alrededor de 2,5 cm de espesor, 7,5 cm de ancho y 12,5 cm de largo. Presenta incisuras características en su margen superior y tiene un hilio en la superficie visceral. Debido a que no existen muchos informes sobre las variaciones del bazo en la población del sur de la India, el objetivo de esta investigación fue estudiar dichas variaciones y discutir su importancia clínica. Se observaron 50 bazos fijados con formalina al 10 por ciento. 25 bazos (50 por ciento) fueron normales y tenían las características que se explican en los libros anatómicos. 25 bazos (50 por ciento) no tenían ninguna incisura en el margen superior, 2 bazos (4 por ciento) no tenían hilio y 4 bazos (8 por ciento) eran de tamaño pequeño, con alrededor de 7,2 cm de largo. Uno de los bazos (2 por ciento) tenía "forma de hígado" con dos lóbulos. El conocimiento de las características externas y las dimensiones del bazo son importantes para los radiólogos y cirujanos, ya que pueden dar lugar a confusiones en la interpretación de radiografías y en los procedimientos de examen ultrasonográfico.