Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 4, Issue 4, 2011 Cover Image

Medical students at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University receive instruction from a resident at the cadaver during their anatomy course. As discussed by McBride and Drake in this issue of ASE, residents teaching in the anatomy course at his institution who satisfy specific requirements qualify for an academic appointment as a Clinical Instructor.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2011 Cover Image

Anatomy and Physiology undergraduate students learn histology using live digital imaging of microscopic slides on a SMART board. The interactive live digital imaging system consists of a digital camera‐equipped microscope that projects images from glass slides on a wall‐mounted SMART board via a classroom computer. This setup allows the instructor to make real‐time annotations of key structural components of the cells and tissues. In this issue of ASE, Dr. Higazi from the Department of Biological Sciences at the Ohio University Zanesville Campus discusses the impact of interactive live digital imaging technology on students' performance in his undergraduate A&P course. The photograph (taken by Ms. Christine Shaw, Director of Public Relations at Ohio University Zanesville Campus) shows Dr. Higazi and his students discussing different epithelial cell characteristics found in the medulla of the kidney.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 4, Issue 5, 2011 Cover Image

Drawing session from an art and anatomy workshop for medical students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and art students at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A current trend in medical education is to integrate aspects of the humanities into the medical school curriculum. In this issue of ASE, Dr. Charleen Moore and her colleagues describe an art and anatomy workshop that uses drawing exercises to increase observational skills, to foster the development of humanistic sensitivities, and to emphasize the emotional aspects of dealing with mortality. (Photograph by Penelope Borchers).     

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Physical Therapy students at the College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota receive instruction at the cadaver during a second year musculoskeletal course. In this issue of ASE Dr. Krause and his colleagues from the Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy share their experience developing a clinical skills course in a human gross anatomy laboratory.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 6, Issue 4, 2013 Cover Image

ON THE COVER: Anatomy students at McMaster University, Canada, study a model of the female pelvis. In this issue of ASE, Dr. Wainman and his colleagues compare the efficacy of models, threedimensional simulations and traditional images in learning the anatomy of the pelvis.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 5, Issue 4, 2012 Cover Image

A group of first year medical students at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National University of Singapore study anatomy in the Anatomy Museum at this institution. Using an anatomical model, students discuss the extraocular muscles with their lecturers Drs. Boon‐Huat Bay (center) and Eng‐Tat Ang (third from left). In this issue of ASE, Dr. Ang and his colleagues review the past, present, and future of anatomy education in Singapore's three medical schools.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2014 Cover Image

ON THE COVER: Remembering those who have donated their bodies to medical education and research at a public memorial ceremony, held annually since 2002, in Nanjing, China . On Tomb Sweeping Day 2014 (a Chinese national holiday to commemorate and pay respect to a person's ancestors or families), the annual public memorial ceremony for body donors was held at Nanjing Memorial Forest. The ceremony was attended by over 400 people, including volunteer donors, deceased donors' families, the staff of the Red Cross Society, anatomy teaching faculties, and students of Nanjing Medical University and the Medical School of Southeast University. Roles and responsibilities of Chinese medical colleges with regards to body donation programs are discussed by Dr. Zhang and her colleagues in this issue of ASE.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2012 Cover Image

Medical students at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada, learn clinical facts about the hepatobiliary system as transplant surgeon Dr. Vivian McAlister (at the far right) demonstrates Whipple's procedure in the anatomy laboratory. In this issue of ASE, Ullah and colleagues describe an extracurricular student initiative known as the Surgically Oriented Anatomy Program (SOAP), which aims to deliver anatomy teaching from a surgical perspective through the philosophy of “education through recreation”.     

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ON THE COVER: To enhance independent learning and integration of embryology and to address decreased time in the curriculum, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine developed a hybrid method of the flipped classroom to deliver embryology content . Here, students in the anatomy laboratory are using the online embryology videos to learn heart development and integrate this knowledge with the adult structures visualized through dissection, models, and medical images. This knowledge is later reinforced during a faceto‐ face question‐answer session utilizing clinical cases. These experiences are described in this issue by Dr. Beale and his co‐authors. Photography by Neal Hinkle, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Medical Education.     

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ON THE COVER: Medical students at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, are viewed from the cadaver's perspective, as they interact during a session in the anatomy laboratory . In this issue of ASE, Dr. Andréa Rocha and her co‐authors discuss the launch of the university's Body Donation Program for Education and Research in Anatomy which has not only led to an increase in the number of bodies donated, but also in the number of individuals signing up to donate their bodies after death. Included in this report is a discussion of the factors that have led to this success. Photograph by Mr. Luciano A.J. Valério.     

Anatomical Sciences Education Vol.3, Issue 5, 2010 Cover Image

Speech and Hearing Science students at Washington State University are shown drawing the bones and muscles involved in respiration on t‐shirts worn by their classmates. In this issue of ASE, Dr. Skinder‐Meredith shares a variety of multimodal learning activities she uses to help her students learn about anatomy during the physiological functions of respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance, and swallowing.