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Abstract As the medical undergraduate curriculum has been restructured, anatomy teaching methods have also progressed.Traditional teaching methods of dissection, tutorials and lectures are now supplemented by anatomical models,surgical videos and e-learning. The introduction of ‘small-group teaching’ in gross anatomy has emerged asnoteworthy and has had a constructive impact on the academic achievement of students in anatomy. The interactionof 10-12 students and an instructor around a cadaver on a dissecting table in the traditional gross anatomy laboratoryis an example of small group teaching in anatomy. Without refuting the significance of traditional lectures, agrowing number of teachers are appreciating the importance of small group work, as an important supplement tolectures. The benefits are ample, including growing involvement by students, superior understanding, retention ofmaterial, finer skills, and an eagerness for self-directed learning—which can even motivate students for taking onindependent research. Conclusion: Small group teaching has a plethora of benefits like positive interactions amongstudents from diverse cultural backgrounds, exchange of information, academic achievement, possession of newknowledge and fine skills, aptitude to work out clinical problems, motivation to learn, confidence and socialdevelop [avf_view name="Article Addons" view-id="66d98451c48e3"]