Facilities

College of Medicine Anatomy Dissection Lab

• Bright, vented 4,033 square-foot space for students to participate in dissection-based anatomy thanks to the generous gift of body donation.
• Three bays of 10 student dissection tables each are dedicated to the College of Medicine. Students work in groups of 4-5 students to complete full-body dissections.
• Each dissection table is fitted with a computer and monitor where students access their dissection guide and additional anatomy imaging resources.
• Content from any table and from any other lab space (e.g. the prosection or visualization room) can be displayed to the entire class for demonstration purposes using a portable wireless camera system
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Anatomy Resource Center

• Serving as a collaborative space, The Anatomy Resource Center (ARC) offers many resources for our students.
• Space for students to utilize anatomical models (including 3D printed models), skeletal materials, and images during classroom activities and for review and study.
• The space is equipped with 14 student tables, each with its own large monitor for projection from student devices or from an instructor station.
• The department collection of models includes several from the Monash University 3D printed dissection collection, some plastinated dissections as well as plastic models for study.
• The department's osteological collections include some legacy collections of skeletal materials, as well as full sets of bone clones' casts that students can study at any time.

Digital Anatomy and Imaging lab (Visualization room)

• Located on the 12th floor of the Health Science Building, The Imaging lab offers digital resources for healthcare professional students and faculty.
• Space dedicated to the exploration of anatomical detail utilizing 2D and 3D imaging and visualization tools.
• Two Anatomy Visualization Tables housing Sectra Education Portal and VH Dissector software that allows for virtual dissection and 3D visualization of anatomical structures.
• Several computer stations where students can work with diagnostic images obtained from a variety of web-based sources.
• Content from the tables and software housed in the lab can be broadcast to any other space on the floor or through Zoom to larger groups of learners in remote locations.
• Potential to incorporate virtual reality technologies.
• Shared space with the College of Nursing and Health Professions offers opportunities for inter-professional development.

DUCOM Legacy Center

• The DUCOM Legacy Center houses our expansive osteological bone collection
• You can find out more about our DUCOM Legacy Center here.

Prosection Lab

• A separate lab adjacent to the dissection laboratory houses 9 dissection tables that can be used for preparing and demonstrating donor body prosections for students to view and learn from.
• Each table is also equipped with a computer and monitor for reference, and content from the station can be sent to any other lab space to the entire class for demonstration purposes.
• Shared space with the College of Nursing and Health Professions offers opportunities for inter-professional development.
• Two additional spaces with 2 dissection tables each can be found adjacent to the main prosection lab.
• A special prosection lab can be used by small groups of students, interns, or residents interested in specific regions or approaches.
• A fresh tissue prosection lab is equipped with additional equipment to allow for fresh or frozen dissections.

CNHP Anatomy Dissection Lab

• Bright, 2782 SQF vented square-foot space for students to participate in dissection-based anatomy thanks to the generous gift of body donation.
• Two bays of student dissection tables split into 12 on the south side and 9 on the north side.  Each is dedicated to the College of Nursing & Health Professions. Physical Therapy students work in groups of 4-6 students to complete full-body dissections.  Physician Assistant students and Health Science students work through rotations of prosected cadavers and specimens.

CNHP Bio-Skills Lab

• Serving as a collaborative space, The Bioskills Lab is 1341 SQF and offers many resources for our students.
• Space for students to utilize anatomical models (including 3D printed models), skeletal materials, and images during classroom activities and for review and study.
• The space is equipped with 12 student tables, each with a large monitor for projection from student devices or an instructor station. Each station has a physiology
• The department’s osteological collections include some legacy collections of skeletal materials, as well as full sets of plastic bone models that students can study at any time.

Digital Anatomy and Imaging lab (Visualization room)

• Located on the 12th floor of the Health Science Building, The Imaging lab offers digital resources for healthcare professional students and faculty.
• Space dedicated to the exploration of anatomical detail utilizing 2D and 3D imaging and visualization tools.
• Two SECTRA Anatomy Visualization Tables housing Sectra Education Portal and VH Dissector software that allows for virtual dissection and 3D visualization of anatomical structures.
• Several computer stations where students can work with diagnostic images obtained from a variety of web-based sources.
• Content from the tables and software housed in the lab can be broadcast to any other space on the floor or through Zoom to larger groups of learners in remote locations.
• Potential to incorporate virtual reality technologies.
• Shared space with the College of Medicine offers opportunities for inter-professional development.
• A separate lab adjacent to the dissection laboratory houses 9 dissection tables that can be used for preparing and demonstrating donor body prosections for students to view and learn from.
• Each table is also equipped with a computer and monitor for reference, and content from the station can be sent to any other lab space to the entire class for demonstration purposes.
• Shared space with the College of Medicine offers opportunities for interprofessional development.
• Two additional spaces with 2 dissection tables each can be found adjacent to the main prosection lab.
• A special prosection lab can be used by small groups of students, interns, or residents interested in specific regions or approaches.
• A fresh tissue prosection lab is equipped with additional equipment to allow for small groups focused on fresh frozen dissections.

Anatomy Dissection Lab

• Bright, vented 4,070 square-foot space for students to participate in dissection-based anatomy learning thanks to the generous gift of body donation.
• There is one bay containing 6 stations designated as the prosection area which is used for preparing and demonstrating donor body prosections for students to view and learn from.  Content from the main station can be sent to any other lab space to the entire class for demonstration purposes.
• 3 of the prosection stations have ceiling-mounted camera mounts that can be used for video recording or live display to the entire lab.
• There are 5 additional bays containing 19 stations where students work in groups of 4-5 students to complete full body dissections.
• Each station is fitted with a computer and monitors where students can access their dissection guide and additional anatomy imaging resources.
• Content from any table and from any other lab space can be displayed to the entire lab for demonstration purposes, using a portable wireless camera system.

Bio-Skills Lab

• This space is available for students to utilize images, and anatomical models, including 3D printed models and plastinated specimens for review and study.
• This classroom can accommodate 40 students and is equipped with writable whiteboard walls, 6 tables, each with their own computer and a large monitor that can connect to student devices.
• The instructor area has a computer and overhead projector and can send content to any of the room's monitors.
• Anatomy Visualization Table housing Sectra and VH Dissector software that allows for virtual dissection and 3D visualization of anatomical structures.This table also offers diagnostic images obtained from a variety of modalities that can be used for studying.