Another 71% of students found the Pernkopf atlas more likely complete and accurate, whereas 76% thought the Netter atlas more useful for learning (p <.001). Of these, 176 (95%) were unaware of the existence of Pernkopf's atlas. The entire first-year class at Drexel University College of Medicine (265 students) was surveyed at approximately the midpoint of their gross anatomy course and 192 responses were collected (72% response rate). medical students, and sought to determine whether medical students view Pernkopf's Topographical Anatomy of Man as a resource of greater accuracy, detail, and potential educational utility as compared to Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy.
We present a discussion of Pernkopf's Atlas: Topographical Anatomy of Man from the perspective of U.S. To date there has been no study reflecting the perceptions of first-year medical students on Eduard Pernkopf's atlas, particularly during their study of gross anatomy and prior to coursework in medical ethics.
