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Plastination Laboratory Office of Medical Education |
Educational Mission
The primary and central mission of the lab is to facilitate anatomy education through the use of plastinated specimens. We believe that these specimens have the advantage of introducing students to essential anatomical areas of the human body that are carefully dissected and painted to highlight neurovascular pathways. Students could use and handle these specimens repeatedly and safely.
Our specimens make a valuable aid to teaching anatomy to undergraduate, medical, and dental students.
The lab provides plastinated specimens exclusively to other state and national educational institutions to serve the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of anatomy education. Also, the plastination lab hosts a significant number of medical and undergraduate students throughout the year who sign up for a wide range of research projects based on preparing relevant specimens and on assessing their validity as educational tools.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP):
The lab offers a wide selection of research projects to undergraduate students through the UROP program. During the past couple of years the number of students has risen to twenty. Projects are based on the concept of demonstrating essential anatomical structures and assessing their educational impact on students. Students signing up for this program are usually premeds, and in other disciplines like kinesiology. Please contact Dr. Ameed Raoof for more information.
Health Science Scholars Propgram (HSSP)
The lab also hosts students from University's Health Science Scholars Program (HSSP). This program provides support to first-year undergraduate students interested in exploring the wealth of opportunities in the health sciences and professions. Students visit the lab for four hours on regular basis during the semester and spend time observing dissections and participate in specimen preparation.
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