The ideas of students about neuroanatomy lesson at Sivas Cumhuriyet University Dentistry Faculty; analysis of the feedbacks

Objective: In order to improve the quality of medical education, it is essential to learn the students' opinions about the lectures through surveys. For this reason, a questionnaire was applied to the 2nd and 3rd-year students of Dentistry students of Sivas Cumhuriyet UniversityMethod: The study included 150 volunteer students (88 females and 62 males) who accepted to answer the questionnaire questions. A questionnaire consisting of 14 questions was applied to the students. The answers to the questionnaire questions were evaluated by using SPSS 23.0 program.Results: 48% of the students stated that the neuroanatomy course should be taught in the first semester of the second year, and 54% stated that the neurophysiology course should be taught before the neuroanatomy course. While 45.3% of the students found the course content sufficient, 42.7% stated that it should be added to the curriculum in the clinical anatomy course. In addition, 14.7% of the students think that high-class size makes it challenging to learn practical courses such as neuroanatomy. Conclusions: The feedback from the students shows that given the current content of the neuroanatomy course, it is more efficient to give the course in the second grade. In addition to the neuroanatomy course, the inclusion of neurophysiology and clinical anatomy courses in the curriculum will facilitate learning and be beneficial in improving the quality of education.

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