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Front-Loading Of Anatomy Content Has No Effect On Long-Term Anatomy Knowledge Retention Among Physical Therapy Students: A Prospective Cohort Study., Amy H. Amabile, Kim Nixon-Cave, Larry J. Georgetti, Ashley C. Sims

Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Information learned over a longer period of time has been shown to result in better long-term knowledge retention than information learned over a shorter period of time. In order to address multiple curricular goals, the timing and spacing of anatomy content within the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at our institution recently changed from a very spaced to a very compressed format. The purpose of the present study was to assess differences in anatomy knowledge retention that might have been impacted by this change. The research hypothesis was that students receiving spaced instruction would have significantly better anatomy …