Requirements for Senior Elective in Anatomy
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Day One Meeting |
On the first day of the rotation all students must report
to the Gross Anatomy Lab, Queen Lane at 10:00am.
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Dissection
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All students are required to complete a dissection of the
region that has been identified for the particular block in which they are
enrolled. Students will work in
groups of three or more depending on enrollment.
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Participation in Gross Anatomy Teaching
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All students are required to attend and participate in the
teaching of scheduled labs for PIL and IFM during the rotation. This includes assisting the faculty
in setting up and grading practical exams if these should occur during the
rotation.
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Daily Log
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All students must keep a daily log of hours spent in
preparation for dissection, preparation for teaching and actual hours spent
working in the lab. Students
must turn in the log at the end of the rotation. Include in the log an accounting of the days you were away
for residency interviews or were away for any other reason. A calendar has been provided for this
purpose. It can be downloaded
from the course web site.
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Report
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Each student must submit a 5 to 10 page written report at
the end of the rotation detailing some clinical aspect of the area
studied. The report must cite at
least three primary references from the literature. Some examples might include: Variations in coronary artery
dominance, anomalies of the blood supply of the upper limb, Incidence of
tumors in various regions of the stomach, variations in the branching of the
internal iliac artery, etc.
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Review of Dissection
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On the last day of the rotation, the group may meet in the
Gross Anatomy Lab to demonstrate their dissection. I will also monitor the progress of the dissection during
the rotation
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Evaluation
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Each student must complete and turn in a course
evaluation. The evaluation form
can be downloaded from the Course web site. The student will evaluate their experience on the rotation
as well as providing feedback about the other members of the dissection team.
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Submission
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The evaluation, time log and paper should be submitted
electronically in Word or pdf format and not later than the end of the week
following the last day of the rotation.
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