Abstract: After-class clinical oriented anatomy seminar was an extracurricular course in their spare time organized by medical students. Held in step with the anatomy curriculum, the seminars allowed active involvement of medical students to enhance their understanding of key anatomical knowledge and at the same time stimulate the early development of clinical reasoning capacity.Reshaping the anatomical teaching approach, the seminars now have become a unique teaching program well received by students and faculty in Peking Union Medical College.

Key words: eight-year program of clinical medicine, human anatomy, seminar