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This study described the impact of modified anatomy education schedules at the Seoul National University College of Medicine (SNUCM) on students\u2019 academic performance and satisfaction.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Methods<\/jats:title>Anatomy education in SNUCM is divided into three regional units (the upper and lower limbs, trunk, and head and neck). Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule was mixed with simultaneous and rotating schedules. The authors conducted exceptions for online lectures, cadaver dissections, and written and practical examinations in three classes of approximately 50 students each. Furthermore, the authors assessed students\u2019 performance using three sets of written and practical examinations, and students completed a questionnaire regarding modified anatomy laboratory schedules.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Despite the pandemic events in Seoul and South Korea during the laboratory sessions, all sessions were completed without any confirmed COVID-19 cases among the students, faculty, and staff. Most of the scores on the written and practical examinations significantly decreased in 2020 compared to those in 2019. However, in the trunk session that used the virtual anatomy application, the score on the practical examination in 2020 was significantly higher than that in 2019. Over 70% (79 and 77 out of 105 respondents on the upper and lower limbs and trunk, respectively) and 53% (55\/105) students reported that there were no significant difficulties in studying anatomy in a face-to-face laboratory.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions<\/jats:title>In conclusion, an adequate education program for cadaver dissection should be developed and provided to overcome the pandemic restrictions. 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