Navigating <scp>AI</scp> with pedagogical purpose: Toward an anatomy‐centered framework for <scp>AI</scp> ‐enhanced learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in medical education, enabling customized, feedback-rich, and immersive learning experiences. Anatomy education, as a discipline that is simultaneously visual, spatial, and clinically foundational, occupies a distinctive position within this technological landscape. Although current literature addresses AI's potential benefits and ethical concerns in medical and anatomical contexts, a critical gap exists regarding pedagogical frameworks specifically tailored to anatomy education. Most existing AI frameworks have been developed for general educational contexts and have not been articulated for discipline-specific domains such as anatomy. This article identifies and explores this pedagogical gap by proposing an Anatomy-AI Integration Framework that situates AI technologies within the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective demands of anatomy education. Drawing from existing literature, clinical education frameworks, and advances in AI-assisted simulation, we present a roadmap to guide AI integration that is pedagogically intentional, clinically relevant, and grounded in systematic analysis of anatomy's unique learning demands. The Anatomy-AI Integration Framework comprises four domains: Theoretical Grounding, Competency Alignment, Embodied Learning, and Ethical Engagement, with a comprehensive validation pathway to move from conceptual model to evidence-based practice.

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Anatomical Sciences Education
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2026-07-26
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70317
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Anatomy and Medical Technology
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Navigating AI with pedagogical purpose: Toward an anatomy‐centered framework for AI ‐enhanced learning

Rachel Jayasekhar, Gok Kandasamy
Anatomical Sciences Education
Anatomy and Medical Technology
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Navigating AI with pedagogical purpose: Toward an anatomy‐centered framework for AI ‐enhanced learning

Rachel Jayasekhar, Gok Kandasamy
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Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in medical education, enabling customized, feedback-rich, and immersive learning experiences. Anatomy education, as a discipline that is simultaneously visual, spatial, and clinically foundational, occupies a distinctive position within this technological landscape. Although current literature addresses AI's potential benefits and ethical concerns in medical and anatomical contexts, a critical gap exists regarding pedagogical frameworks specifically tailored to anatomy education. Most existing AI frameworks have been developed for general educational contexts and have not been articulated for discipline-specific domains such as anatomy. This article identifies and explores this pedagogical gap by proposing an Anatomy-AI Integration Framework that situates AI technologies within the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective demands of anatomy education. Drawing from existing literature, clinical education frameworks, and advances in AI-assisted simulation, we present a roadmap to guide AI integration that is pedagogically intentional, clinically relevant, and grounded in systematic analysis of anatomy's unique learning demands. The Anatomy-AI Integration Framework comprises four domains: Theoretical Grounding, Competency Alignment, Embodied Learning, and Ethical Engagement, with a comprehensive validation pathway to move from conceptual model to evidence-based practice.

Anatomical Sciences Education
Teesside University (GB)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 16%
Anatomy and Medical Technology
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Navigating <scp>AI</scp> with pedagogical purpose: Toward an anatomy‐centered framework for <scp>AI</scp> ‐enhanced learning — Rachel Jayasekhar, Gok Kandasamy · Anatomical Sciences Education (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS