Dr Jon Wisco is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Utah, United States Jon (and his special guest Kiwi) joins me for a wide-ranging chat about his approach to anatomy education including service learning and the Anatomy Academy. We also discuss lecture theatre and laboratory teaching with his pseudo flipped approach and the blend of prosection, dissection, technology and imaging. We finish by discussing his role in IAMSE, A...
Mar 05, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Dr Lisa Lee is an Associate Professor at the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado in the United States Lisa joins me for a wide-ranging chat about her career path into anatomy education and her work in the Pathology Department at Creighton University. We also discuss her recent anatomy scholarship at the University of Colorado where she teaches histology, embryology and gross anatomy using innovative virtual reality resources, and her recent wo...
Feb 26, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Dr Adam Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre at Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, United Kingdom. Adam joins me for a wide-ranging chat about his career in anatomy education and how he goes about balancing a high teaching load with basic science research into arthritis. We also discuss his pubic engagement work and the recent paper on the levels of public anatomy knowledge. You can follow Adam using the twitter handle: @Adatomy...
Feb 19, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Dr Kat Sanders is a Lecturer in Clinical Anatomy at the Centre for Anatomical and Human Sciences, Hull York Medical School, United Kingdom. Janet Philp is the Head of Administration for Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Kat discusses her background and journey into anatomy education, and how she approaches neuroanatomy teaching using PlayDoh. Janet also shares her experience across higher education and discusses her book on Burke and Hare. We finish the podcast ...
Feb 12, 2018•54 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Dr Michelle Lazarus is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Monash University, Australia. Michelle joins me for a wide ranging chat about her entry into anatomy education and approach to scholarship. We also discuss the ‘hands-offs’ approach she employs in her anatomy teaching and highly successful Ask Anatomist initiative. You can follow Michelle using the Twitter handle @ InsidOutAnatomy Here are the links to the papers we discussed: Ask an anatomist: Identifying global...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 20
Catherine Hennessy is a Teaching Fellow in Anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom. Catherine joins me for a wider ranging conversation on anatomy education, social media and her PhD area of study on professionalism. Here are the links to some recent papers, including the Twitter paper in ASE we discussed: Social media and anatomy education: Using twitter to enhance the student learning experience in anatomy Lifting the negative cloud of social media use within medica...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Dr Adam Wilson is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Section of Clinical Anatomy at the Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, Rush University in Chicago , United States. Adam joins me for a conversation on his recent meta-analysis on anatomy laboratory pedagogies. We also discuss his approach to conducting such research, its value and the wider implications for anatomy teachers. Here are the links to some recent papers, including the meta-analysis we discussed: Meta-analysis and rev...
Jan 22, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Dr Kirsten Brown is an Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, US Kirsten joins me for wide ranging chat about her work on faculty development, teaching anatomy, the role of social media and the level of anatomy knowledge retention exhibited by students. You can follow Kirsten using @DrKirtyBrown and @BuffNBlueAnat on Twitter and @BuffNBlueAnat on Instagram. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @An...
Jan 15, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Professor Philip Brauer is a Professor and Chair in Anatomy at Kansas City University, Joplin Campus in the United States. Philip joins me for chat about his career to date focusing on both anatomy research and education. We also talk about his trip to Antarctica and his role as President with the American Association of Anatomists. You can follow Philip and the American Association of Anatomists using the Twitter handles: @BrauerPr and @anatomymeeting To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodc...
Jan 08, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Professor Robert Trelease is a Professor in Anatomy at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California Bob joins me for an in-depth chat about the ‘diffusion of innovation’ into anatomy education and outlines it impact and thoughts on the future. You can read more about Bob’s extensive work on this area by following the links below: From chalkboard, slides, and paper to e-learning: How computing technologies have transformed anato...
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Dr Mike Pascoe is an Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus. Mike joins me for a wide-ranging chat about all things anatomy education, including his use of social media tools, from Twitter to Instagram and most recently, SnapChat. We also talk about his passion for dissection and the University’s cadaver donation program. You can follow Mike using the twitter handle: @mpascoe Here are the links to Mike’s other social media channels: Snapchat...
Dec 04, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Dr Scott Border is a Principle Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Learning Anatomical Sciences at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. Scott joins for a chat about all things anatomy education, including the hugely-popular BrainHub, his focus on students as partners in curriculum development, near-pear teaching, and the National Neuroanatomy Competition. You can follow Scott using the twitter handle: @ScottBorder1 For more information about the National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Compet...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 13
Professor Claudia Krebs is Director of Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy at the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada. Claudia joins me for a chat about her anatomy education career path and her focus on neuroanatomy, neurophobia, and innovative approaches to her teaching. You can visit Claudia’s website that contains lots of neuroanatomy resources here . You can follow Claudia using the twitter handle: @krebs_claudia To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @Ana...
Nov 20, 2017•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Professor Valerie O’Loughlin is the Associate Director of Undergraduate Education at Indiana University, Bloomington in the United States. Valerie joins me for a chat about scholarship and anatomy education, and how to manage the work-life balance. We also talk about graduate and faculty development and discuss the recent Anatomy Education Research Institute meeting. For more information visit the AERI website . You can find Valerie’s recent paper in ASE here: The Blooming Anatomy Tool (BAT): A ...
Nov 13, 2017•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Dr Claire Smith is Head of Anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom Claire joins me for a chat about her anatomy scholarship detailing her latest textbook on Surface Anatomy and Ultrasound, the Core Regional Anatomy Syllabus, the Anatomical Society and her latest paper on 3D printing anatomy specimens for student education. Here are some links to the books and papers we discussed: Gray's Surface Anatomy and Ultrasound: A Foundation for Clinical Practice Take away body ...
Nov 06, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Dr Oliver Jones is an Academic Foundation Doctor in the United Kingdom and founder of the Teach Me Series. Oliver joins me for a chat about his anatomy education and medical training. We also discuss the development of his hugely successful Teach Me websites for learning anatomy. You can visit the Teach Me Series here and follow the website on Twitter via: @TeachMeAnatomy and @TeachMeSurgery You can follow Oliver using the twitter handle: @OllieJones93 To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodc...
Oct 30, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Professor Paul Kirschner is a distinguished university professor and educational realist at the Open University of the Netherlands. Paul joins me for a fascinating chat about modern education and debunking a series of educational myths, such as Learning Styles, Digital Natives, Learning Pyramids and Multi-Tasking. We also touch on the challenges of problem or discovery based learning in relation to cognitive load theory. Here are links to the papers and books Paul mentioned: Urban Myths about Le...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Dr Megan Sumeracki (formerly Smith) is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rhode Island College, Providence. Megan is a cognitive psychological scientists and Co-Founder of the hugely popular Learning Scientists website, with her colleague Dr Yana Weinstein. She joins me for an in depth chat about her career path into cognitive psychology, education research and 6 evidence-based learning strategies that aim to support students in developing effective study techniques. To find out more about ...
Oct 16, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Dr Jo Matthan is a Lecturer in Anatomy and Clinical Schools at the School of Medical Education at Newcastle University. Jo joins me for a chat on her career path that has seen her move from South India to Finland and then the United Kingdom. We also discuss her involvement in the widening participation scheme at Newcastle University, along with her interest in the History of Anatomy, Technology Enhanced Learning and much more. Here is a link to the book we discussed: 30-Second Medicine: The 50 c...
Oct 09, 2017•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Dr Danielle Royer is an Associate Professor in Anatomy at the School of Medicine, University of Colorado. Danielle joins me for a chat on her background in biological anthropology, her career path towards anatomy education, the use of imaging and role of ultrasound for non-medical students. Here are the links to the papers and Masters of Science in Modern Human Anatomy we discussed on the podcast. Improved medical student perception of ultrasound using a paired anatomy teaching assistant and cli...
Oct 02, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Dr Joy Balta is a Lecturer in Anatomy and coordinates the Masters in Human Anatomy programme at the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Ireland. Joy joins me for a chat about his recent PhD thesis and publications on the different embalming techniques that are used across anatomy education for undergraduate and postgraduate training. Here are the links to the papers and Masters in Human Anatomy we discussed on the podcast: A pilot study comparing the use of Thiel- an...
Sep 24, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Dr Jamie Chapman is Lecturer in Human Anatomy, and the coordinator for first year Human Biology and Histology at the Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Australia. Jamie joins me for a chat about his approach to teaching histology, blended learning and his key mentors. Since recording the podcast Jamie has continued his innovative approach to histology teaching and created a 3-Minute Histology series that is available on YouTube. Check out the channel and share these high-quality resource...
Sep 17, 2017•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Professor David Morton teaches anatomy at the School of Medicine, University of Utah, United States. David joins me for a chat about his approach to anatomy education, the flipped classroom and some work he has completed on assessment in medical education. Here are the links to the papers we discussed: Measuring the impact of the flipped anatomy classroom: The importance of categorizing an assessment by Bloom's taxonomy The Two-Stage Examination: A Method to Assess Individual Competence and Coll...
Sep 10, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Dr Amanda Meyer is a Lecturer in Anatomy at the School of Health Professions , Murdoch University , Australia. Amanda joins me for a chat about her approach to anatomy education, active learning in the lecture setting and the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists. Here is the link to the paper we discussed: VARK learning preferences and mobile anatomy software application use in pre-clinical chiropractic students You can find out more about the Australian and New Zealand ...
Sep 10, 2017•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Anatomy Education Podcast is a new adventure that aims to share the latest news and opinions. As an an anatomy teacher for over a decade I have developed a personal interest in understanding the most effective ways to support learning anatomy. From screencasts and eBooks, to social medial and MOOCs, I have continually tried to be as innovative as possible with my teaching. However, working in higher education is not something that can be done in isolation and by sharing, discussing and even ...
Jul 29, 2017•4 min
