June 25-28, 2024
Registration opens January 2024

GATE 2024 – Head and Neck Review

The UAB Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB), in conjunction with the Department of Medical Education, announces a professional development course in human gross anatomy with complete dissection for current and future high school and collegiate anatomy educators. This 4-day course includes didactic lectures, complete dissection, and interactive lessons on the head and neck review.

Learning Objectives

1. Conduct a complete cadaveric dissection of the head and neck.
2. Identify the major sections/regions of the head and neck.
3. Describe the attachments and innervations of the muscles of the head and neck.
4. Relate the gross anatomy of the lower limb to imaging and common medical illnesses that may be of interest to future health professionals.

Who should attend?

Dissection of the human body is a privilege that is often restricted to medical and/or students enrolled in health professions. Many anatomy educators at the high school or undergraduate level never get the opportunity to see and touch the actual human anatomy that they are teaching. We designed this course to provide that opportunity, specifically for current high school biology/anatomy teachers and undergraduate anatomy faculty at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. We encourage graduate students and post-docs who plan to teach anatomy at either the secondary or the collegiate level to attend as well as graduate students from both the biomedical science departments and the School of Education.