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Teaching the History of Anatomy
Author(s) -
Jackowe David J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.475.8
Subject(s) - curriculum , anatomy , gross anatomy , medical education , medicine , psychology , pedagogy
"Vesalius, who?" Often, medical/graduate students leave their anatomy curricula well trained in the sciences, but with little if any appreciation for the history of the discipline. As such, the history of anatomy is frequently regarded as "emeritus" territory. Here, the author presents a unique curriculum for incorporating the History of Anatomy into a Medical School and/or graduate school course.