Bilingual Dissection Electives in Human Anatomy
Each academic year, the Division of Anatomy offers up to 5 Dissection Elective opportunities for pre-clerkship medical students. Registered medical students will be assigned into groups (4-6 students/cadaver) and will be assigned a peer teacher (second year medical student). Each elective consists of cadaveric dissection across three afternoon sessions, with students dissecting the regions related to the content being delivered in the curricular laboratories. Credit for completion of these electives is attendance-based. If one session is missed, students must notify the Anatomy Interest Group at least one day in advance. However, students do have the opportunity to make up for a missed lab by attending a ‘make-up’ laboratory session near the end of the semester. Finally, each elective typically features a formative ‘practice tag’ exam related to the content covered during the elective.
Typical Schedule for Pre-clerkship Dissection Elective Program
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Unit
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Curricular Laboratory Topics
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Dissection Electives Available
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First year students
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Foundations Unit
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Musculoskeletal System
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- Lower Limb/Back
- Upper Limb
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Unit I
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Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Renal Systems
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- Thorax
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Second year students
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Unit II
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Gastrointestinal and Reproductive Systems
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- Abdomen
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Unit III
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Neurology and Ophthalmology
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- Brain/Orbit
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Faculty and Instructors:
- Dr. Alireza Jalali, MD, DESMS, LMCC, Head of Anatomy
- Dr. Christopher Ramnanan
- Dr. Nermine Youssef
- Shannon Goodwin
To sign up for Dissection Electives, please contact: The AIG (Anatomy Interest Group) at [email protected].
The schedule will be available after the formation of the groups in each semester. In cases where the number of interested students exceeds capacity, priority will be given to students who have not previously taken any dissection elective to maximize the number of students who can participate in this unique learning activity.
Anatomy POCUS Summer Boot Camp
Pre-clerkship Electives (1st and 2nd years)
Description: The Division of Clinical and Functional Anatomy is pleased to offer an innovative one-week elective rotation in Anatomy- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for pre-clerkship students. The elective will emphasize student-centered, hands-on, small group learning using cadaveric prosections, and will provide a good opportunity for review of clinically relevant anatomy prior to residency. The POCUS sessions will include short lectures from various clinical departments, followed by peer-facilitated, hands-on sessions, in small groups.
Objectives: Over the course of the elective students will be able to:
- Review the clinically relevant anatomy of the limbs, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and head & neck.
- Explain the basic terminology used in describing US and the clinical importance of POCUS
- Demonstrate and visualize ultrasound appearance of basic anatomical findings in limbs, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and head & neck.
Faculty and Instructors:
- Dr. Alireza Jalali, MD, DESMS, LMCC, Head of Anatomy
- Dr. Christopher Ramnanan
- Dr. Nermine Youssef
- Shannon Goodwin
Location:
AM: Anatomy laboratory at Roger Guindon Hall – Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
PM: PoCUS (History Lab) at Roger Guindon Hall – Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Dates:
June 4, 2019 AM Anatomy Lab PM PoCUS (Histology Lab) - Abdomen
June 5, 2019 AM Anatomy Lab PM PoCUS (Histology Lab) - Thorax
June 7, 2019 AM Anatomy Lab PM PoCUS (Histology Lab) - MSK
August 13, 2019 AM Anatomy Lab PM PoCUS (Histology Lab) - Abdomen
August 14, 2019 AM Anatomy Lab PM PoCUS (Histology Lab) - Thorax
August 16, 2019 AM Anatomy Lab PM PoCUS (Histology Lab) - MSK
Number of students: 20
Contact Person to reserve a place: Dr. Nermine Youssef, Email: [email protected], Telephone: 613-562-5800 ext: 8247
