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Tertiary Anatomy and Physiology, A Barrier for Student Success

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  • Julian Vitali
  • Conner Blackmore
  • Siavash Mortazavi
  • Ryan Anderton

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Anatomy and physiology courses are a foundation for numerous degrees, but experience some of the highest failure rates of all undergraduate health science programs (Higgins-Opitz & Tufts, 2014). While interventions have been developed in an attempt to remediate this concerning phenomenon, there is a paucity of evidence to determine the reason anatomy and physiology courses pose such an obstacle to students, and whether there are reliable early determinants for student success in these courses. This review will discuss why this obstacle exists, and the factors that contribute to success and failure in undergraduate anatomy and physiology courses.Â

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  • Julian Vitali & Conner Blackmore & Siavash Mortazavi & Ryan Anderton, 2020. "Tertiary Anatomy and Physiology, A Barrier for Student Success," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 9(2), pages 289-289, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:ijhe11:v:9:y:2020:i:2:p:289
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    1. Emily A. Royse & Elliot Sutton & Melanie E. Peffer & Emily A. Holt, 2020. "The Anatomy of Persistence: Remediation and Science Identity Perceptions in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 9(5), pages 283-283, October.
    2. Harrison Whiting & Conner Blackmore & Julian Vitali & Tracey Langfield & Kay Colthorpe & Hardy Ernst & Louise Ainscough, 2022. "Theories of Blended Learning: A Novel Approach to Tertiary Neuroanatomy," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(4), pages 191-191, August.

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