The importance of anatomy in health professions education and the shortage of qualified educators

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-351

  McCuskey, Robert S ^a,b   Carmichael, Stephen W ^c,d   Kirch, Darrell G ^e,f  

^a American Association of Anatomists   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Association of Anatomy

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e Department of Surgery   (United States)

^f PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CURRICULUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHER; TRAINING;

EID: 15944392811     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200504000-00008     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. American Association of Anatomists, Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Neurobiology Chairpersons. Survey of academic departments related to anatomy, August, 2002 (http://www.anatomy.org/Membership/ survey_academic_departments.htm). Accessed 6 January 2005.
2. Association of American Medical Colleges. Wanted: more anatomy instructors-institutions explore ways to cope with shortages. AAMC Rep. 2003;13(6):6-7.