Anatomy Training Program

Deadline - March 1st -

Follow this link to apply now!

Applicants are required to submit the following materials as part of their application:

• Applicant CV
• Mentor CV (using 4 page NIH format) and portfolio (combined into one document)
• 1 page summary of dissection facilities
• 1 page summary or teaching opportunities
• Letter of approval signed by Department Head and Biomedical Research Advisor
• Click here for application review criteria.

Interested in teaching anatomy while developing your research career?

The Anatomy Training Program (co-sponsored by AAA & The Anatomical Society) is designed to help you in all aspects of your professional development, by integrating anatomy training and pedagogical skills with your biomedical research program.

By individualizing your anatomy training, you’ll be able to fit it in to the ebb and flow of your biomedical research. You may train in each of four modules or choose only the ones that fit your career plans. The centralized online resource and course syllabus allow you to work with a mentor at your home institution at your own pace. Mentors and trainees then gather for a one-week intensive summer course in England to solidify the concepts developed at home and qualify for a certificate of training.

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Please review the following overviews prior to applying for the program:
Head and Neck Module Overview & Limbs Module Overview & Neuroanatomy Module Overview & Trunk Module Overview

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How does the program work?

There are two components to the program:

Training at home includes self-directed learning under the guidance of a mentor who teaches anatomy at your institution. The program provides a syllabus, online electronic learning aids and tutorials. You will have the opportunity to practice your skills in the classes that your mentor teaches. As your research heats up, you set anatomy aside; in slower periods, you spend time on anatomy. The program is divided into four modules; two are offered each year. The program can be completed in two years. The modules for Limbs and Head & Neck alternate years with the modules for Trunk and Neuroanatomy. (The Limbs and Head & Neck modules are offered in the 2012-2013 academic year.)

Each year—usually the end of July— there is a one week, intensive Residential School in England run by a team of anatomists with support from clinicians. Your admission to the Residential School will depend upon your satisfactory completion of the yearly program, as determined by the Steering Committee in light of your mentor’s assessment of your progress.

AAA will cover the tuition fee for each selected participant, plus travel/room/board expenses for the one-week Residential School in England. AAA will select one mentor to sponsor for the Residential School. Additional participants may be selected to attend if they can provide funding to cover their expenses. Estimated tuition for each module is approximately $385 (may vary due to conversion rates) and participants paying their own way would need to cover the cost of attending the Residential School (airfare and room/board). Mentors of participants paying their own way may also be required to attend the Residential School.