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Course Number: D523 (IUSM), or 600 (ISU), 7 Credit Hours

Course Director: Taihung Duong, Ph. D.  (812) 237-3410/7646 (Fax)

Class Times:

Days:  Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Time:  Tue. and Thur. 8am -12pm; Fri. 10-12 pm and 1-3 pm

Class Schedule

Course Description: This course is an intensive study of human gross anatomy and its correlations to clinical medicine.

LINKS


TEXTS AND ATLASES

(Click on titles to go to publishers' page)

Required texts:

Clinically Oriented Anatomy by K. L. Moore, A. F. Dalley and A.M. Agur (6th edition).  Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2009) - ISBN-10: 0-7817-7525-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-7525-0

Gross Anatomy by K. W. Chung  & H. M. Chung (6th edition).   Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2008) - ISBN: 0-7817-7174-9.

Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook by H. M. Seidel et al (6th edition). Elsevier (2006) - ISBN: 0-323-03231-1.

The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology by K.L. Moore and T.V. N. Persaud (8th Edition).  Saunders (2008) - ISBN: 978-1-4160-3706-4

 

Dissector (Do not purchase without consulting Dr. Duong):

Grant’s Dissector by P. W. Tank (14th edition).   Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2009) - ISBN: 0-7817-7431-4.

Clemente's Anatomy Dissector (2nd edition) by C. D. Clemente.  Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2007) - ISBN: 0-7817-6339-8.

 

Atlas (Required - select one):

Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy by A.M.R. Agur and A. F. Dalley (12th edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2009) - ISBN: 0-7817-7055-6.

Atlas of Human Anatomy by F. H. Netter (4th edition). Elsevier Saunders (2006) - ISBN: 1416033858
 

Anatomy:  A regional atlas of the human body by C. D. Clemente (5th edition).  Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2007) - ISBN: 0-7817-5103-9.


ATTIRE & EQUIPMENT

Scrubs

Examination gloves

2-3 boxes of size 21 or 22 scalpel blades


LABORATORY RULES

No visitor or guest without prior approval from the instructor.

All participants must be vaccinated against hepatitis B.

Eye protection, lab apron, and examination gloves must be worn at all times.

No eating or drinking in the laboratory.

No specimens, models, X-rays, bones are to be removed from the laboratory without permission from the instructor.


EXAMINATIONS

Medical Gross Anatomy Readiness Assessment  Tests (5% of course grade)

  • Individual Readiness Assessment Tests (2% of course grade)

  • Group Readiness Assessment Tests (3% of course grade)

Combined Readiness Assessment Tests (5% of course grade)

  • Individual Readiness Assessment Tests (2% of course grade).

  • Group Readiness Assessment Tests (3% of course grade).

Combined Examinations (70% of course grade)

·       For each examination, the written examination will count for 60% of the examination score and the laboratory examination will count for 40% of the examination score.

Final Examination:

·       The final examination (20 % of course grade) is a subject examination purchased from and graded by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME).


GRADING POLICY

Honors:      92-100%
High Pass:  82-91%
Pass:          75-81%
Fail:            Below 75%


COMPETENCIES

Competency I: Effective Communication

The students will be evaluated for effective oral communication during lectures and in the laboratory.

Effectiveness in written communication will be evaluated by the requirement of cadaver dissection reports and autopsy reports:

Cadaver Dissection Reports:  During the course of the semester, the students will be required to keep a daily log of pathological findings in their assigned cadaver.  This daily log will form the basis of a final report on the cadaver to be submitted no later than at the time of the final examination.  This is a statewide requirement by the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.

Autopsy reports:  Students will be organized into teams of 4.  Each student is required to attend at least 1 autopsy during the fall semester. A representative from each student team will have the responsibility of contacting the other team members when an autopsy is available. Dr. Roland Kohr, Forensic Pathologist and Vigo County Medical Coroner, will contact teams after 3 pm during weekdays or on the weekends, when a case is available. Students will report to Regional Hospital to view the autopsy.  Each student will be required  to prepare a written report, which includes a one-page summary of the case. A second page will include the student's personal thoughts about the autopsy experience (Competency V:  Self-awareness, self-care and personal growth).  Autopsy reports are to be submitted no later than at the time of the final examination.

 Competency II: Basic Clinical Skills

The students will be evaluated on their ability to derive clinically relevant anatomical information from X-rays, CT and MR scans at an introductory level. The students will also be evaluated on their knowledge of surface anatomy and  their ability to use basic physical examination procedure.

Competency III: Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention.

To achieve level 1, students must:

  • Attain a grade of Pass or better in the course.
  • Attain a grade of Pass on the USMLE Step 1.

Assessment tools will include:

  • All semester examinations
  • The subject examination in Gross Anatomy and Embryology from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
  • USMLE Step 1

Competency IV: Lifelong Learning

The level 1 student will meet the criteria for lifelong learning by exhibiting the following skills within the structured setting of Gross Anatomy: framing a question, utilizing modern information searching modalities, organizing data, compiling and using the information. These skills will be assessed by relevant topics of clinical correlations in Gross Anatomy.

Competency V:  Self-awareness, self-care and personal growth

This competency will be satisfied by the student's personal essay on the autopsy experience (see Competency I above).

Competency VIII: Problem Solving

The level 1 student will display competence in the basic problem solving skills necessary to acquire a passing grade in written and oral examination questions emphasizing clinical correlations for Gross Anatomy.



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