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  • Friday, Mar 28th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    It’s Not All Hocus PoCUS: A Hands-On Workshop in Point of Care Ultrasound
    Room: Room A106 (OCC)
    Education & Teaching
  • Friday, Mar 28th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Development of Ultrasound and Anatomy Workshops for Residents
    Room: Room A106 (OCC)
    Speaker: Derek Harmon, PhD – The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Friday, Mar 28th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Implementation of Point-of-Care Ultrasound into Undergraduate Medical Education Anatomy Curricula
    Room: Room A106 (OCC)
    Speaker: Madeleine E. Norris, PhD MSc – Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco
    Education & Teaching
  • Friday, Mar 28th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Integrating Anatomical Donors into Ultrasound Education
    Room: Room A106 (OCC)
    Speaker: Kristina Zarenko, PhD – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
    Education & Teaching
  • Friday, Mar 28th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Introduction to Ultrasound for Anatomists
    Room: Room A106 (OCC)
    Speaker: Sally Graglia – University of California, San Francisco
    Education & Teaching
  • Friday, Mar 28th
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Active Approaches to Anatomy Education (AAA)
    Room: Room A105 (OCC)
    Chair: Kathryn B. Moore, PhD – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Speaker: Troy Camarata, PhD – Baptist University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Speaker: Kristina Lisk, PhD, MSc, BScH – University of Toronto
    Speaker: Varna Taranikanti, MBBS, MD, PhD – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Cards Against Anatomy: Designing Analog Games for Anatomy Education Workshop
    Room: Room B110 - 112 (OCC)
    Co-Chair: Carrie Elzie, PhD, MA – Methodist University
    Co-Chair: Caitlin N. Sachsenmeier, PhD – Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Speaker: Mikaela L. Stiver, PhD, MSc – McGill University
    Speaker: Jeremy J. Grachan, Ph.D – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #1
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Chair: Alexander S. R Macnow, MD, M.H.P.E. – Thomas Jefferson University
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM US PDT
    Disruption and Gratitude: Student Experiences in the Gross Anatomy Lab
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Brenda K. Anak Ganeng, M.S. – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM US PDT
    Preserving the Past, Educating the Future: Insights into Anatomy Stewardship
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Co-Author: Devan Heinrichs – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Presenting Author: Mehron Kouhestani – Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM US PDT
    Measuring Self-efficacy in Gross Anatomy: Creating the GASE
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Nancy Adams, BS MA PhD – University of Florida
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM US PDT
    Anato-community: Exploring First Year Medical Students’ Perceived Sense of Community and Learning in a Peer Teaching Environment
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Ashley N. Walker, MS – University of Florida
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    11:30 AM - 11:45 AM US PDT
    An Anatomy of Absence: Black Students’ Experiences with Representation in Medical Education
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Alyssa L. Ransom, PhD – LSUHSC- NO
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    11:45 AM - 12:00 PM US PDT
    Redefining Anatomy Education: A Descriptive Analysis of Current Views and Future Approaches on the Incorporation of Inclusive Sex and Gender Practices
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Eva Chima – McMaster University
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM US PDT
    Preparing Future Faculty as Educators in Anatomy and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Co-Chair: Lauren A. Easterling, PhD – Boston University
    Co-Chair: Jessica N. Byram, Ph.D – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM US PDT
    Anatomist Shortage: Preparing Future Anatomy Educators via an Anatomy Education PhD Program
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Colleen Garnett – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM US PDT
    Combining Co-Curricular and Curricular Approaches to Prepare Any Life Science Future Faculty for Teaching Roles and Responsibilities
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Lauren A. Easterling, PhD – Boston University
    Education & Teaching
  • Saturday, Mar 29th
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM US PDT
    Beyond Your Institution: Developing as a Teacher Across an International Network
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Darren Hoffmann, PhD – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #2
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Chair: Izuchukwu A. Okafor, CEART, PME, PhD – UMass Chan Medical School
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM US PDT
    Examiner Bias and Leniency in Authentic Assessment: Novel Ways to Identify and Eliminate It
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: David G. Gonsalvez, PhD – Monash University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM US PDT
    Pre-lab Dissection Summary Video Viewing Predicts Individual Student and Cohort Performance Outcomes in Gross Anatomy
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Megan Kruskie, MS – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM US PDT
    The Peer Evaluation Tool: A Concurrent Validity Assessment
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Jessica N. Byram, Ph.D – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM US PDT
    Assessing Integration of Lecture and Laboratory Content in Undergraduate Anatomy: Performance on Laboratory Exam Across Question Levels, Topics, and Modalities
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Eva P. Mannino – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM US PDT
    Bridging the Gap: Integrating Physical Examination into Anatomy Education for Early Clinical Skill Development
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Assaf Marom – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Boosting Anatomical Knowledge with Echocardiography and Videos, Focusing on Cognitive Load, Self-efficacy, and Motivation
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Wouter Charles willaert – Ghent University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM US PDT
    One Curriculum, Many Campuses: Ensuring Quality and Equity in Anatomy Education
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Co-Chair: Kenneth Kramer, PhD – Creighton University
    Co-Chair: Margaret A. McNulty, Ph.D. – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM US PDT
    Operationalizing Accreditation Expectations for Comparability in Anatomy Education
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Barbara Barzansky, PhD – American Medical Association
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM US PDT
    Team-Based Learning and Ungraded Assessments as Strategies for Pre-clerkship Anatomy Comparability Across Campuses
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Kenneth Kramer, PhD – Creighton University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM US PDT
    Human Anatomy at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine: Ensuring Success Across Campuses, Pathways and Learners
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Randy J. Kulesza, Jr., PhD – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:30 PM - 3:00 PM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #3
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Chair: Helen Kaiser, PhD – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM US PDT
    Essential, Clinically Relevant Anatomy for Physical Therapy Education
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Sarah Keim, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM US PDT
    Current State of Ear Anatomy in Anatomical Sciences Education
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Taylor Wyatt, MS – The Ohio State University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM US PDT
    GASP! a Survey of Master's-level Graduate Anatomical Science Program Goals, Expectations, and Job Placement
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Cory A. Buenting Gritton, PhD – University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM US PDT
    Enhancing Neuroanatomy Education Through Connectivity-based Instruction
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Nicholas C. Hindy, PhD – College of Charleston
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM US PDT
    Evaluating Anatomy Education and the Demand for Anatomy Refresher Courses in Dental Residency Programs: A National Survey
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Pilard Hanna, PhD – The Ohio State University, College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM US PDT
    Creating a Clinically-oriented Dissection Project for Doctor of Physical Therapy Students: A Mixed Methods Study
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Hannah L. Herriott, PhD – Regis University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Master Class - The Integumentary System – It’s Not Just Skin Deep!
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Chair: Jennifer Dennis, Ph.D – Kansas Health Science Center
    Education & Teaching
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  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Mastering Qualitative Methods: Field Observations, Reflective Diary Entries, Focus Groups & Interviews
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Chair: Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji, PhD – George Washington University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM US PDT
    A Deep Dive into Skin Development
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Speaker: Tamara Franz-Odendaal – Mount Saint Vincent University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM US PDT
    Effective Use of Observational Techniques
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Kyle Robertson, PhD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM US PDT
    Exploring Participants’ Experiences Through Diary Entries
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Georgina Stephens, MBBS(Hons), PhD – Monash University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM US PDT
    Stiff and Unorganised: A Different Way of Being Hard, Found in Lizard Osteoderms
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Speaker: Catherine Williams – Aarhus University
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Advanced Biofabrication Technologies to Reconstruct Native Tissue Ultrastructure
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Speaker: Paul Dalton – University of Oregon
    Education & Teaching
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Interviewing and Focus Group techniques that Foster Engaging Discussions
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Jonathan J. Wisco – Boston University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Plastination: Revisiting an Established Procedure in a New Curricular Age
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Chair: Bill W. Frank, DC – Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM)
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Reaching New Horizons: Managing Transitions in Academic Careers
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Co-Chair: Jennifer Eastwood – Rush University
    Co-Chair: James Proffitt – University of Arizona College of Medicine)
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US PDT
    So, You Wanna Build a Plastination Studio; Design and Execution
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Stuart Inglis – University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US PDT
    Transitioning Between Professional Roles
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Speaker: Cynthia Brown – LSUHSC School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM US PDT
    From Écorchés to Modern Plastination: The Visual History
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Laurice D. Nemetz, MA, BC-DMT, LCAT – Pace University
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM US PDT
    Managing Transitions in Personal Life
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Speaker: Kimberly Latacha, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Dignity in the Details: Ethical Considerations of Plastinates in Teaching
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Speaker: Maureen Estevez Stabio, Ph.D. – Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM US PDT
    Navigating the Transition into Retirement
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)
    Speaker: Mark Hankin – Oregon Health & Science University
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    1:30 PM - 3:00 PM US PDT
    Clinical Anatomy Lighting Talks
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Co-Chair: Sabrina Woods – Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Indianapolis
    Co-Chair: Joshua D. Krech, MS – The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    1:30 PM - 1:40 PM US PDT
    Anatomical Findings of Kartagener Syndrome Case Discovered During Routine Cadaveric Dissection
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Sid H. Osborn, Bachelor of Science – Central Michigan University College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    1:40 PM - 1:50 PM US PDT
    Variants of Palmaris Longus, Radial Artery, and Median Nerve as Potential Sources of Pain
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Robert V. Hill, PhD – Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northe
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    1:50 PM - 2:00 PM US PDT
    Integrating Mixed Reality for DIEP Flap Vessel Mapping: Advancing Anatomical Education and Surgical Planning with Consumer-based Technologies
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Joseph D. Quick – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    2:00 PM - 2:10 PM US PDT
    Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration in Anatomy Education: A Case of Presumed Neuroendocrine Tumor with Atypical Findings
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: James Graham, BS – Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    2:10 PM - 2:20 PM US PDT
    Anatomical Variations of the Trigeminal Nerve with Respect to Trigeminal Neuralgia
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Ishan S. Patel – Albany Medical College
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    2:20 PM - 2:30 PM US PDT
    Development of a Three-dimensional Animation for Improved Understanding of Shoulder Dystocia During Labor and the Most Efficacious Maneuvers for Resolution
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Renmart Buhay – University of British Columbia
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    2:30 PM - 2:40 PM US PDT
    A Case of Variant Anatomy in a Patient with a Solitary Scrotal Kidney
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Emily Cushing, BS – Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    2:40 PM - 2:50 PM US PDT
    Advancing Medical Education: Training in Abdominal Hysterectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Exploration Using Formaldehyde-preserved Cadavers
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Emily Dickinson, BA – Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    2:50 PM - 3:00 PM US PDT
    Cadaveric Dissection & Comparative Anatomy: Preservation of Male-to-female Gender Affirming Surgery
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Cambria Kasten – Western University COMP-NW
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #4
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Chair: Chelsea M. Lohman, Ph.D – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM US PDT
    Evaluation of a Point-of-care Ultrasound Active Learning Module for High School Student Outreach
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Victoria Gomez, MS – Indiana School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM US PDT
    Pilot Investigation of the Accuracy of Anatomical Information in Google AI Overviews
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Wink, PhD – University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM US PDT
    Student Perspectives on the Utilization of Social Media in Anatomy Medical Education
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Grace E. Powderly – A.T. Still University - KCOM
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM US PDT
    Flatlining - Anatomical Knowledge in US Healthcare Professions
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Adam M. Taylor, PhD, BSC (Hons) – Lancaster Medical School
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM US PDT
    Games and Tech and Learning, Oh My! Applying Gamification and Technology to Enhance Learning in a Foundational Medical Science Course
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: William S. Brooks, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM US PDT
    Perceptions of a Novel Card Game to Reinforce Musculoskeletal Clinical Anatomy Knowledge in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Learners
    Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)
    Presenting Author: Philip A. Fabrizio, PT, DPT, MS, EdD, CIDN – PCOM Georgia
    Education & Teaching
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    5:45 PM - 6:15 PM US PDT
    Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award Lecture
    Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)
    Speaker: Claudia Krebs – University of British Columbia
    Education & Teaching