The Anatomy Education Podcast returns with a new Series: Hidden Pedagogy. Over the next few weeks Dr Scott Border and myself will be joined by a number of guests to chat about the hidden side of anatomy education. The first episode is all about technology… Agree or disagree? Continue the conversation using #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association for Anatomy. For information about upcoming events...
Oct 14, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Professor James Pickering is a Professor of Anatomical Education at the University of Leeds in the UK. In this episode Dr Scott Border from the University of Southampton takes over the microphone to talk to James on his career in anatomy education, his approach to scholarship of learning and teaching and the Anatomy Education Podcast. You can find out more about James’ work here . To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more informa...
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Dr Jess Byram is an Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biologyat Indiana University School of Medicinein the United States. In this episode I talk to Jess about her approach to teaching, her scholarship in professional identity and her recent paper on student perceptions of a dissection based UG course using Q methodology. You can access the paper we discuss below: Investigating Student Perceptions of a Dissection‐Based Undergraduate Gross Anatomy Course Using Q Methodology You can follow J...
Jul 01, 2019•45 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Dr Lewis Potter is a GP trainee in the UK and founder of the website Geeky Medics. In this episode I talk to Lewis about his favourite podcasts, his anatomy training as a medical student, life as a junior doctor, and the website Geeky Medics. You can visit the Geek Medics website here . To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association of Anatomists. For information about...
Jun 24, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 81
In this episode I report from Day 3 of the 2019 IAMSE meeting in Roanoke, Virginia. You can visit the IAMSE website here and follow the meeting on Social Media with #IAMSE19. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association of Anatomists. For information about upcoming events, membership details and much more, visit www.anatomy.org and @anatomymeeting . The International...
Jun 11, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 80
In this episode I report from Day 2 of the 2019 IAMSE meeting in Roanoke, Virginia. You can visit the IAMSE website here and follow the meeting on Social Media with #IAMSE19. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association of Anatomists. For information about upcoming events, membership details and much more, visit www.anatomy.org and @anatomymeeting . The International...
Jun 10, 2019•46 min•Season 2Ep. 79
In this episode I report from Day 1 of the 2019 IAMSE meeting in Roanoke, Virginia. You can visit the IAMSE website here and follow the meeting on Social Media with #IAMSE19. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association of Anatomists. For information about upcoming events, membership details and much more, visit www.anatomy.org and @anatomymeeting . The International...
Jun 10, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 78
In this episode I am joined by Dr Stef Attardi, from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, to preview the upcoming IAMSE 2019 meeting. You can visit the IAMSE website here and follow the meeting on Social Media with #IAMSE19. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association of Anatomists. For information about upcoming events, membership details and muc...
Jun 06, 2019•25 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Dr Will Brooks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School in the United States. In this episode I talk to Will about his approach to Team Based Learning and his recent articles on the Anatomy Education Jobs market. We also talk the IAMSE Web Audio Seminar Series. You can access the papers we discuss below: What Does a Modern Anatomist Look like? Current Trends in the Training of Anatomy Educ...
Jun 03, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Professor Susan Standring is Emeritus Professor of Anatomy at King College London in the UK. In this episode I talk to Susan about her distinguished career as a scientist, anatomist and Editor-in-Chief of Gray’s Anatomy. We talk about the anatomy teaching and where she sees the future, and we also briefly discuss her Review Article: A Brief History of Topographical Anatomy which she published in 2016. You can download the paper here . To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatE...
May 27, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Professor Tina Director is the Director of the Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. In this episode I talk to Tina about her career that has seen her recently relocate to the United Kingdom from Monash University, Australia, and the similarities between chemistry education and anatomy education. We also talk about the transition from basic scientist to an educational research, the scholarship of teaching and learning and the future challenges ...
May 20, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Dr Lisa Quinn is a Lecturer in Medical Education at the School of Medicine, University of Leicester in the UK. In this episode I talk to Lisa about her use of technology, and specifically iPads, to teach anatomy and support workplace-based-assessment. We also talk about effective teaching and learning strategies and her trip to a CPD course run by the Learning Scientists. You can follow Lisa on Twitter here . To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomyp...
May 13, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Professor Bart Rienties is an international leader on Learning Analytics based at the Institute of Educational Technology, Learning and Teaching Innovation, at the Open University in the United Kingdom. In this episode I talk to Bart about the recent Innovative Pedagogies 2019 report published from the OU, the challenges and tips around education research, and how Learning Analytics can be used to support student education. You can follow Bart using the Twitter handle: @DrBartRienties and visit ...
May 06, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Dr Jon Jackson is an Associate Professor in Anatomy & Cell Biology, and Director of Gross Anatomy Laboratories at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. In this episode I talk to John about the hidden curriculum, academic reading and writing, reflective practice and the changing landscape in regards to politics, technology and professionalism. You can follow Jon on Twitter here . To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: ana...
Apr 29, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 71
In this episode I talk to Ralph Marcucio (School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco) and Martine Dunnwald (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Health Care) about the upcoming American Association of Anatomists 2019 Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Florida. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by: The American Association of Anatomists. For informati...
Apr 01, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Dr Helen Anscomb i s an Associate Professor of Clinical Anatomy, and Head of Anatomy and Pathology, at the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia. In this episode I to Helen about her career path into anatomy education from the University of Leeds in the UK to Queensland in Australia. We talk about UG and PG at James Cook, blended learning and the role of a clinical anatomist. You can read some of Helen’s scholarly outputs here: Approaches to improve stud...
Mar 25, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Dr Sam Webster is a Senior Lecturer in anatomy and embryology at Swansea University Medical School in the United Kingdom. In this episode I talk to Sam about the Graduate Entry Medicine Program at Swansea, his approach to teaching anatomy and embryology, and his use of YouTube. You can follow Sam and Medical Education at Swansea using the Twitter handle: @SamuelWebster and @MScMedEd . To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more inf...
Mar 18, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Dr Sabine Hildebrandt is an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Massachusetts, USA. In this episode I talk to Sabine the ethics and history of body donation and how to integrate it into medical and anatomy curricula. We also talk about Sabine’s area of scholarship into the Study of Anatomy during National Socialist Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. You can buy The Anatomy of Murder here . You can download a number of papers here: The Role of...
Mar 11, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Professor Rick Vari is the Senior Dean for Academic Affairs at Virginia Tech Carilion, School of Medicine in the USA, and the President of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). In this episode I talk to Rick about his early career as a renal physiologist, his passion for PBL and his transition through the educational ranks to become a senior educational leader. We also discuss his role within IAMSE and the upcoming meeting in Roanoke, Virginia in June. For more info...
Mar 04, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 66
On Saturday 23rd February the 2019 National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition was held at the University of Southampton. The Anatomy Education Podcast handed the microphone to friend of the show, Scott Border, to report on the event. For more information about the National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition visit: http://www.natneurocomp.co.uk and follow @NatNeuroComp To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Professor Jennifer Baccon is the Chair in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital in the USA. In this episode I talk to Jennifer about pathology teaching and her involvement in the International Association of Medical Science Educators. You can follow Jennifer on Twitter you the Twitter handle: @JBacconMDPhD To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information This episode is sponsored by...
Feb 18, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Dr Robert Hill is anAssociate Professor of Science Education and Director of the Anatomical Gift Program, at the Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York in the USA. In this episode I talk to Robert about his approach to anatomy education, his evolving use of social media and the Anatomical Gift Program. You can follow Robert on Twitter using the handle: @RVHillPhD To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEduc...
Feb 11, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Dr Rosalyn Jurjus is an Associate Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology, and a Faculty Development Associate for Education Research (Center for Faculty Excellence), at George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Anatomy and Cell Biology. In this episode we talk about Rosy’s interest in anatomy education, knowledge retention across curricular models, non-traditional medical student experience, and briefly on her interest in Art and anatomy. You can follow Rosy on Twitt...
Feb 04, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Dr Danielle Bentley and Dr Gabriel Venne are Assistant Professors of Anatomy at the Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and McGill University, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, in Canada In this episode I talk to Danielle and Gabriel on their experiences as Early Career Faculty members. We discussing managing their teaching load, work-life balance,, keeping engaged with research avenues old and new and the value of a good mentor. You can fo...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Professor Phil Newton is the Director of Learning and Teaching at Swansea University Medical School in the United Kingdom. In this episode Phil and I have a wide-ranging conversation on evidence-based education, education research and debunking learning myths. We also talk about contract cheating and its impact across Higher Education. You can follow Phil and Medical Education at Swansea using the Twitter handle: @NewtonsNeurosci and @MScMedEd . You can find Phil’s Systematic Review on Contract ...
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Dr Ludo Badlangana & Dr Keikantse Matlhagela are Senior Lecturers in Anatomy in the Department of Biomedical Science, University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana. Ludo and Keikantse join me to discuss anatomy and medical education in Botswana, cadaver donation and a recent project on utilising the cognitive theory of multimedia learning with anatomy teaching resources. To continue the conversation use: #AnatPodcast Follow: @AnatEducPodcast Visit: anatomypodcast.co.uk for more information Th...
Jan 14, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Professors Alejandro Quiroga ‐ Garza and Rodrigo Enrique Elizondo ‐ Omaña from the Human Anatomy Department, Medicine School, Autonomous University of Nuevo León in Mexico. In this episode I am joined by Alex and Rodrigo to discuss anatomy and medical education in Mexico, cadaver donation and there anatomy education scholarship on teaching clinical reasoning skills, resilience and neer-peer teaching. You can access the papers we discussed here: Resilience does not predict academic performance in...
Jan 07, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Rebecca Pratt, PhD is the Professor of Anatomy in the Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in the United States. Rebecca joins me for a chat about anatomy teaching at her institution, Student-led anatomy dissection projects, her fascination with fasciaand the longitudinal implementation of radiology and clinical imaging within the undergraduate medical curriculum. We also discuss Rebecca’s numerous roles within the AAA. To continue th...
Dec 17, 2018•45 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Dr Jenn Hallam and Dr Matt Homer are members of the Assessment Research Group, in the School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK. Jenn is a psychometrician and Matt is an Associate Professor, who specializes in both school-level maths and medical education. In this episode Jenn and Matt join me to discuss assessment practice in relation to high-stakes assessment. We talk about standard setting, blueprinting, assessment validity, post-hoc analysis and reliability. You can follow Jenn and the Ass...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 56
In the final podcast from AMEE2018, we listen to the IAMSE symposium on: The role of the Biomedical Sciences in Teaching and Learning Medicine in the 21st century. The session is chaired by Professor Aviad Haramati, from Georgetown University School of Medicine, with contributions from: Richard C Vari Associate Dean, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, USA Neil Osheroff Professor, Biochemistry Department, Vanderbilt University, USA Peter GM de Jong Assistant Professor, Centre for Innovati...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 55
