Medical Education

Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Embryology is an anatomical study of the human body via cadaver dissection and virtual microscopy of human tissues and organs. Student mastery of developmental and anatomical concepts is enabled by team-based learning (TBL) whereby small groups of students work together to assemble facts into conceptual understanding of clinically relevant gross and microscopic anatomy.

Gross Anatomy and Embryology is a human cadaver-based anatomical study with an emphasis on the maxillofacial region and those parts of the nervous system, thorax, and abdomen that are clinically important for general dentistry. The TBL strategy enables practical application of embryological and anatomical concepts to clinical problems associated with the regional emphases of the course.

Academic Research conducted by the teaching faculty is concentrated on the application of TBL strategies to curricula of the health sciences and structural anomalies discovered during cadaver dissections. Results of the investigative studies are published in journals and monographs focused on education in the health sciences and in anatomical journals.