Or-how do we teach this anatomy stuff? GUT CHECK Or-how do we teach this anatomy stuff?

Lectures Most lectures start at 8:30, some at 9:30 Some days there are 2-3 lectures We are moving away from handouts Most lectures are recorded, some also have short Camtasia/Panopto videos or voice over PPTs Last year’s videos are available

Labs You will be assigned to a lab group of 15ish students---Learn your identifying group number (1-12). You will participate in a 40 minute demonstration of that lab’s gross structures (10-20 items) and then get the hell out---or You can then dissect upon your assigned cadaver in bay C. These cadavers are available for dissection 24 hours a day. There will also be a prosected cadaver staged in this bay—so instead of waiting in the hallway for your rotation to begin, feel free to dissect on your cadaver or preview structures on the prosected cadaver. Labs will take place the day after the pertinent lecture material is taught. Lab practicals consist of 30 digital image/ multiple choice questions, in addition to the 70 written multiple choice exam questions (100 questions/exam).

More on Labs Anatomy is a visual and practical discipline, and therefore relies heavily on the laboratory as a learning forum. Please remember that a rewarding experience for the student of gross anatomy is largely dependent upon the wisdom, foresight and social conscience of those who donate their bodies for research and education after death. Make the most of this unique and important learning experience. Students will rotate through each lab in groups of 15 students. Each group will spend 40 minutes on a prosected cadaver with one of three instructors, reviewing the Should-Find List or viewing Dr. Frysztak’s presentation live from 190... Attendance in the laboratory is mandatory, and attendance will be taken daily. Unexcused absences will result in a mark for “Concern” within the “Professionalism” Competency Assessment of the student grade, and will result in the loss of 1 point per missed lab from the student’s final grade. Violation of laboratory rotation protocol may also result in a “Professionalism” ding. Required Dissections: Students are assigned to dissection group of 6-7 students. Each group will be required to complete an assigned dissection by a scheduled date. Please see LUMEN for schedule.

Lab layout Cadavers for “self’ Dissection are located in bay C. Feel free to use all models in C---plus those in the library.

Lab attire Please dress appropriately—no sandals, no shorts, and no dabbing , vaping, or doing the Dougie. Flossing allowed. We do provide used lab coats, gloves, and tools for those dissecting. No need to wear coats or gloves for demonstration rotations.

Lab security The Multifunction Labs (L60) are open 5 AM – midnight each day, 7 days a week, to first year medical students, faculty and other personnel possessing the proper identification and key card access. In the 5-7 days prior to exams, the lab will be open 24 hours/day. Students are expected to comply with the Laboratory Regulations (Section XII, B) at all times. Washroom facilities for changing, showering, and clothing storage in lockers are provided immediately adjacent to the dissection area in the lower level locker rooms. Please bring a lock to ensure your belongings are secure; we are not responsible for any lost or stolen items. Please maintain the cleanliness of these areas as a courtesy to the many others using them. All personal items must be removed from lockers by the end of the semester. Visitors to the facility must be cleared through the course directors (please see Laboratory Regulations).

Grades 465 Component Written Digital Practical Lab Quiz Total Quiz 1 12.5 2.5 - 15 Exam 1 70 30 100 Quiz 2 Exam 2 Quiz 3 Exam 3 Quiz 4 (Neuro) Exam 4 (Neuro) 5 Total: 325 135 465

Points Earned (465 possible) More on grades: Pass/fail Grading system; must obtain a 70.0% or higher (325.5 points)to pass---NO rounding up of grades. Grade Points Earned (465 possible) Pass (70.0% and above) 325.5 - 465 Fail (< 70.0%) Below 325.5

Sample Questions—written MCQ 1. A man pushes a piano across the floor. At the wrist, the force is transmitted from the carpal bones to the radius. At the elbow, the force is transmitted from the ulna to the humerus. Which of the following structures transmits the force from the radius to the ulna? A. annular ligament B. bicipital aponeurosis C. flexor retinaculum D. intermuscular septum E. interosseous membrane

Sample Q—digital image MCQ

Other stuff There will be 5 ultrasound labs and ~2 ultrasound questions on each exam. There will be a radiology lecture and a “take it till you pass” radiology exam near the end of the course Answers to previous questions-both “D”

Other info Lab is mandatory---see LUMEN for details Use the lab to study! Remediation is usually in early summer There do exist clinical reasons for opting out of lab—pregnancy, allergy, certain diseases---all require a physician’s letter. Contact Student Affairs. Please avoid cheating in any form as it can result in failure of the course or expulsion.

Resources Library LUMEN Lab videos YouTube Netter textbook Lecture videos Anatomical tattoos

Contact info SHB Course Director: Michael Dauzvardis, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education Office: SSOM Bldg 120, Room 264 mdauzva@luc.edu SHB Assistant Course Director: Robert Frysztak, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education Office: SSOM Bldg 120, Room 262 rfrysztak@luc.edu Dr. Janet Kelly Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education Office: SSOM Bldg 120, Room 262 JKelly15@luc.edu Dr. Eva Murdoch

Contact info cont. SHB Course Coordinator: Agape Lamberis, B.S. Medical Education Coordinator, Department of Educational Affairs Office: SSOM Bldg 120, Room 320 aglamberis@luc.edu 708-216-8779 (office)

Some final notes: There is a lot of crap to learn—don’t try to learn everything at once—learn the bones first—then learn muscle names and rough origins and insertions—learn overall muscle functions—and finally nerve supply. Don’t worry about blood supply to muscles. (some arteries run with specific nerves—learn them). Organ systems are fairly easy. Don’t panic Use tables Practicals and quizzes are easy—don’t screw them up Don’t use a big textbook—too much info—marble in/ marble out Listen to your lab dudes—when they point out key relationships—like the 3 muscles attaching to the coracoid---or what artery is found in the snuff box. Quiz each other—and drawing helps—but don’t go overboard—you can make lots of Netter-like figures but run out of time to study them. Use flash cards if you have them. Stay home and learn off videos if that works for you (but lab is mandatory)

Dissection tips Take your time—haste makes waste RTFM Open the prosection cadaver and use it as a dissection guide Change blades often!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t point with scalpels Carefully skin and don’t go too deep too fast---then clean clean clean Help each other.

Good Luck—It could be worse