Advanced Dissection (Non-Clinical Elective)

4 units

Students will perform detailed dissections on a discrete region of the body of their choosing - i.e. head/neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvic cavity, or limbs. Students will compile a list of personal learning objectives with the approval of the course director(s). A minimum of 30 hours of self-paced individual dissection is required and may include the practice of surgical approaches, and/or the study of cross-sectional anatomy and medical imaging. At the end of the course, each student will demonstrate their dissection results to the faculty and submit a final project. The final project allows students to synthesize their laboratory experience with primary literature on the clinically-relevant anatomy in their region of interest.