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College of Medicine MD Curriculum

Applied Anatomy

TITLE: Applied Anatomy

COURSE NO.: SOMN 609

DEPARTMENT: Medical Education

DURATION:10 Weeks

DIRECTOR: Wendy Lackey-Cornelison, PhD

FACULTY PARTICIPANTS: Wendy Lackey-Cornelison, PhD, Adel Maklad, MD, PhD, Hamoun Delaviz, MD, Eistine Boateng, PhD

SEMESTERS AVAILABLE: Fall (M2 Students)

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10

LOCATION: Anatomy Laboratory, Health Sciences Building

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The applied anatomy elective will provide students an opportunity to integrate foundational anatomical knowledge with clinical knowledge. The course will reinforce student’s knowledge of gross anatomy through case-based learning in clinical areas of imaging and surgery.

Students in consultation with an instructor will create five presentations total using imaging, anatomic diagrams, photographs and/or video representation, and cadaveric prosections to demonstrate the relevant anatomy associated with a common pathology and treatment in areas listed: neurosurgery/neuroradiology, orthopedic surgery, cardiothoracic imaging and/or surgery, gastrointestinal, urology or Ob/Gyn, and general diagnostic/interventional radiology (region to be determined by student interest).

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

  1. Students will describe the anatomic structures involved in clinical cases involving regions of the head and neck, thorax, extremities, abdomen, and pelvic cavities. (MK-1, MK-4)
  2. Students will describe how the anatomy is observed through appropriate imaging techniques and identify anatomical structures in standard x-ray and cross-sectional imaging modalities. (MK-1, MK-4, PC-6)
  3. Students will describe the anatomic relationships that need to be considered for selected surgeries, imaging, and interventions. (MK-1, MK-4, PC-6).

METHODS OF STUDENT EVALUATION:

  • Self-directed learning
  • Small group discussion with faculty and peers

ELECTIVE EVALUATION:

  • Completion of five presentations
  • Evaluation of presentation for accuracy and depth of coverage
  • Oral presentation of a case

PREREQUISITES: Second-year medical students in good academic standing.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES
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Religious Accommodations
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INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM STATEMENT
In this class, we will work together to develop a learning community that is inclusive and respectful. Our diversity may be reflected by differences in race, culture, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, socioeconomic background, and a myriad of other social identities and life experiences. We will encourage and appreciate expressions of different ideas, opinions, and beliefs so that conversations and interactions that could potentially be divisive turn, instead, into opportunities for intellectual and personal development.

ECC Approved
November 2024