Enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación de la anatomía macroscópica humana.

The teaching of human macroscopic anatomy (hma) has traditionally been relevant for the training of health professionals, as it is a science that allows for understanding the functioning of the human body and, therefore, is necessary for adequate clinical practice. However, the training processes have not comprehensively addressed teaching, learning, and assessment, which hinders the understanding of anatomy and compromises the suitability of future health professionals' training. This research article describes the teaching, learning, and assessment processes in a Human Macroscopic Anatomy I course within a Medicine and Surgery program in Cali, Colombia, from the theoretical perspective of pedagogical content knowledge. A four-phase case study was conducted using participant observation, field notes, and semi-structured interviews as techniques. The participants included ninety second-semester students and two fourth-semester students from the Medicine and Surgery academic program, as well as four hma area professors. It was found that teaching is conceived as the transmission of knowledge, while learning falls on the student, who must autonomously grasp the main ideas of hma. The assessment is mainly oriented towards grading. The teaching experience revealed a lack of understanding of how students learn the main ideas of hma and how teaching and assessment could be integrated to support this learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]