EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

We built a hands-on 1 by .9-meter electronic teaching model that simulates cardiovascular physiology. We used case studies, transparency in learning and teaching (TILT) method and the electronic model to reinforce information taught in freshman and sophomore level undergraduate Human Anatomy and Physiology classes. This model allows students to adjust electric current output from a mock heart simulating changes in cardiac output. It also allows regulation of resistance at selected organs simulating vasodilation or constriction that influences blood flow. It maintains mean arterial blood pressure and flow during changes in physiologic conditions. Students have found it an effective method of learning cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.

Keywords: Electronic Cardiovascular Model; Case-Study; Cardiovascular System; Transparency in Learning and Teaching; Electronic Model

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