CADAVIZ - Expanding Digital Horizons of Anatomy and Physiology in Ayurveda - A Review
Abstract
Medical education is transforming continuously with respect to its teaching learning processes. The application of newer techniques, digitization made with regards to instruments and equipment’s, and advancement in the use of technology aids for various purposes in medical education. One of the primary challenges faced by Ayurveda instructors is with the teaching learning of the fundamental subjects like anatomy-Rachana Sharir and physiology-Kriya Sharir. More over replicating the hands-on experience of practical exposure, including activities such as cadaver dissections, bone demonstrations, histology slide examinations, etc., which foster interactive communication with students and enhance their communication and clinical skills is difficult. In order to make teaching and learning sessions more engaging educators need to incorporate educational technologies into everyday teaching methodologies. The recent approach of digital revolution makes it possible to solve the problems creatively. Competency based medical education and OBE objective-based education which are being used nowadays are based on the hierarchical development of all taxonomic levels (domains) for students, while imparting knowledge. CADAVIZ, a virtual dissection table (VDT), is one such instrument which facilitates the educators and helps them to fulfill their teaching objectives. In this article we review the instrument and give a brief account of its utilities and applications with respect to Ayurveda. CADAVIZ is the world’s first simulation table for Ayurveda. It boasts of presenting in a first of its kind, a table with a detailed account of human anatomy from an ayurvedic prospective.
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