Graduate Program in Clinical Anatomy

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PhD Plan of Study - Clinical Anatomy

The PhD in Clinical Anatomy is designed to be completed in four years. We have recently updated our plan of study so that students will be primarily taking coursework during the first year and will now sit for a qualifying exam during the summer between the first and second year. Students will begin teaching practicums in the second year as well as research rotations geared towards developing a dissertation project. The third and fourth years are primarily dedicated to the dissertation research but the students also continue to gain experience in teaching through the teaching practicums.

PhD in Clinical Anatomy program overview

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Sample plan of study

Year	Semester	Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours
1	Fall	ANAT 711	Gross Anatomy	6
		ANAT 716	Developmental Anatomy	2
	Either	ANAT 713	Histology and Cell Biology	3
		ID 767	Fundamental Histology and Cell Biology	3
		ANAT 722	Educational Research Methods	2
			Total hours	13
1	Spring	ANAT 715	Neurobiology	4
		ANAT 742	Learning in the Health Sciences	3
		ANAT 743	Pedagogy in the Health Sciences	3
		ANAT 717	Clinical Anatomy Research Rotations	3
		ID 709	Responsible Conduct in Research	1
			Total hours	14

2	Summer	ANAT 717	Clinical Anatomy Research Rotations	1
			Total hours	1
2	Fall	ANAT ***	Anatomy Teaching Practicum	3-6
		ANAT 744	Health Sciences Curriculum Development	3
		ID 740	Statistical Methods in Research 1	3
		ANAT 745	Clinical Anatomy Research Project	3
			Total hours	12+
2	Spring	ANAT ***	Anatomy Teaching Practicum	3-6
		ANAT 745	Clinical Anatomy Research Project	3
			Elective
			Total hours	6+

3	Summer	ANAT 717	Clinical Anatomy Research Rotations	1
			Total hours	1
3	Fall	ANAT 760 or ANAT 798	Dissertation Research Proposal Dissertation and Dissertation Research	1
		ANAT ***	Teaching Practicum	2
			Total hours	3
3	Spring	ANAT 798	Dissertation and Dissertation Research	1
		ANAT ***	Teaching Practicum	2
		ID 714	Professional Skills	3
			Total hours	6

4	Summer	ANAT 798	Dissertation and Dissertation Research	1
		ANAT ***	Teaching Practicum	2
			Total hours	3
4	Fall	ANAT 798	Dissertation and Dissertation Research	1
		ANAT 734	Teaching Practicum in Graduate Anatomy	2
			Total hours	3
4	Spring	ANAT 798	Dissertation and Dissertation Research	1
		ANAT 734	Teaching Practicum in Graduate Anatomy	2
			Total hours	3
			Total Program Hours	~65 hours