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Article History

Received: 2 May 2024

Accepted: 14 August 2024

First Online: 27 August 2024

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Human Ethics Committee of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (GMCT). The HEC gave a letter dated 02.07.2019 stating that the study is exempted from review based on the 2017 ICMR guidelines, as it is a study assessing educational techniques in medical students. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants by providing an information handout and consent form. The participants were informed about the purpose, nature and procedure of the study as well as the fact that their participation was voluntary. They were assured confidentiality and that the data would be used only for research purposes. They were also informed that when the data will be published their personal details will be kept confidential.A portion of this study, focusing on the development of the tool, was presented at the annual conference of the Anatomical Society of India (Kerala State Chapter) held at Government Medical College, Kozhikode, in May 2023.A part of the results of this study was presented for oral/podium presentation at the Asia Pacific International Congress of Anatomy—Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists joint conference (ANZACA – APICA 2023), held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, in November – December 2023.

: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects for publication of identifying information/images in an online open-access publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.