Training Programs

• Education Track PhD in anatomy - Indiana University School of Medicine
• Graduate Program in Clinical Anatomy, LSU
• Master's Level Anatomy Training Programs Nationwide (courtesy of AAA)
• Vanderbilt Scientist-Educator Program (fall 2008)
• Graduate Research Assistantship for a Physical Therapist (fall 2008)

Education Track PhD in Anatomy - Indiana University School of Medicine

The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Indiana University School of Medicine is pleased to announce the creation of an Education Track PhD Program for individuals who desire careers in anatomical teaching and educational scholarship. This new career track is justified by the growing demand in the nation's health professional schools for highly-qualified educators in Gross Anatomy and the other anatomical disciplines. The goal is to create a cadre of doctoral-level anatomy educators who are capable of teaching all of the anatomical disciplines to undergraduate, graduate, or professional students, and who are capable of producing the high-quality educational research and other scholarly work necessary for promotion and tenure. Developed in cooperation with the Indiana University School of Education, this five-year program will provide students with extensive training in the anatomical sciences, coupled with coursework in pedagogy, curriculum development, learning theory, educational assessment, and statistics. Students will participate in supervised teaching experiences in Gross Anatomy, Histology, and Neuroscience. After admission to doctoral candidacy, students will complete a rigorous dissertation in medical education research.

Additional information is available on the Department's website: http://www.anatomy.iupui.edu.

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Lousianna State University

The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center has created two tracks for graduate training: a Program in Development, Cell Biology, and Neurobiology and a Program in Clinical Anatomy. The Program in Clinical Anatomy is newly created, designed to meet the increasingly critical need in the United States to identify instructors who are trained to teach the discipline of Gross Anatomy.

The Program in Clinical Anatomy will feature clinically-oriented, cadaver-based training in human gross anatomy in order to provide fundamentals for teaching the anatomical basis of clinical medicine. The program will emphasize clinical application of basic anatomical concepts through the use of cadaver dissection supplemented with computer-aided software programs, clinical correlations, case studies, developmental anatomy, radiographic anatomy, cross-sectional anatomy, and instruction in performing anatomically-based clinical procedures. Students will take a set of core courses which will include Medical Gross Anatomy, Human Prenatal Development, Neuroanatomy, Cell Biology and Microscopic Anatomy and either Physiology or Pathology. Students will gain experience teaching gross anatomy to students in a variety of health care professions at different levels by assisting in Medical, Dental, Nursing, and/or Allied Health Gross Anatomy. They may attain more advanced knowledge by enrolling in advanced courses within the department. Students will be offered the opportunity to work with physicians practicing in surgical specialties to enhance their insight into the clinical relevance of anatomy. In addition, students will receive supplemental instruction in contemporary teaching modalities, the use of computers as a teaching tool, anatomical imaging, computer software programs, lecture preparation, and other instructional aids and methodology.

The program is designed for those students interested in either a M.S. Degree or a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Anatomy with an emphasis in Clinical Anatomy. M.S. Degree candidates will be expected to complete a thesis project which may be in the areas of clinical anatomy, instructional technology or traditional biomedical research. Those who wish to pursue the Ph.D. will complete a research-based dissertation in anatomy (possibly in conjunction with a clinical department) or in any of the biomedical research areas emphasized in the department, including development, cell biology, and neurobiology.

Additional information is available on the Department Cell Biology and Anatomy web site.

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Vanderbilt University

The 2008 Vanderbilt Scientist-Educator Program
https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Scientist_Educator/

The Vanderbilt Scientist-Educator Program trains postdoctoral fellows to be leaders in both biomedical education and research. During the three-year fellowship, individuals perform independent cutting-edge research under the supervision of faculty mentors and, at the same time, learn the practice of teaching gross anatomy, neuroscience, and cell and tissue biology. The program seeks to address the critical national need for medical educators and to foster the development of fellows interested in careers in academic medicine. This uniquely designed program combines first-rate fundamental basic science research with hands-on training in medical education.

Fellowship Timeline: Postdoctoral fellows are recruited for a three-year combined research and teaching position. Throughout the duration of the program, fellows will be immersed in an independent basic science research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. In each of the three years, the present program reserves time for fellows to participate in the School of Medicine’s gross anatomy course in the fall semester. To see the fellowship timeline, please see the fellowship website at https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/scientist_educator/php_files/timeline.php

Support and Benefits: Fellows will be compensated at the level set by the National Institutes of Health. Fellows’ stipends are paid by the Dean’s Office at the School of Medicine, which contributes 25% towards the expense of the stipend, and each fellow’s sponsoring laboratory, which contributes 75%. Fellows’ professional benefit packages are consistent with the benefits of all postdoctoral fellows at Vanderbilt University. For a full description of health, dental, life insurance, disability, and retirement benefits, please visit the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs website at http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/postdoc.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the life or physical sciences by the date of the fellowship award. Preference will be given to applicants who are seeking their first postdoctoral position and have been awarded a doctorate degree within the previous twenty-four months.

To Apply: To be considered for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Vanderbilt Scientist-Educator Program, please e-mail (scientisteducatorprogram@ vanderbilt.edu) your CV, a cover letter indicating your interest in the fellowship, and a list of potential laboratory mentors with whom you are interested in working. For a searchable list of all research faculty and their research interests, you may visit the Vanderbilt faculty database website at http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/bret/php_files/faculty.php. Please have three letters of recommendation forwarded to: Lindsay Meyers, Vanderbilt Scientist-Educator Program, Biomedical Research Education and Training, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 340 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37232-0301. All application materials should be received by March 15, 2008.

Interview Process: Once the program leadership reviews the applications, selected individuals will be invited to visit Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April or May 2008. During the interview weekend, candidates will meet with faculty members and students, give a short presentation to a peer group, and attend dinner with a group of Vanderbilt faculty and fellows. Vanderbilt University will provide hotel arrangements and meals to visiting applicants, as well as reimbursement for transportation expenses up to $400. Fellowship positions will begin on August 1, 2008. "Vanderbilt University has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of diversity throughout the college community. Women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are invited and encouraged to consider this opportunity and to apply."

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PhD Education/Graduate Research Assistantship in Anatomical Sciences at the University of Miami, Department of Physical Therapy

Graduate Research Assistantship available for Fall 2008 for a physical therapist highly motivated to engage in studies directed at a professional career in biological research and teaching of the anatomical disciplines related to biomedical and health sciences. Position includes PhD study in the University of Miami Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy. Beyond the requirements of the academic PhD program, the assistantship involves studies and teaching responsibilities related to all aspects of human morphology from both didactic and investigative points of view with the philosophy that anatomy is best learned from practical experience with dissection.

Application deadline: March 15th with notification by June 15th

Qualifications include eligibility for physical therapy licensure in the State of Florida, preference is for students with a Master’s or Doctorate degree in physical therapy, movement science or related area. Must be highly motivated, desire to participate in interdisciplinary rehabilitation research, and interested in preparing grant applications. In exchange for a 20 hours/week commitment, students receive stipend support of approximately $22K/annually for 2 years (renewable for up to four years) and waiver of tuition for the PhD studies.

The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Miami is a dynamic academic program offering an outstanding mulit-track PhD curriculum. The University of Miami is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer strongly committed to maintaining a climate supporting equality of opportunity and respect for difference based on gender, culture, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.

For additional information please visit the website of the University of Miami, Department of Physical Therapy, PhD in PT at http://pt.med.miami.edu/x177.xml or contact David Cruz, Director of Admissions at dcruz-mestre@miami.edu or call (305) 284-5175.

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