Students participating in the Anatomy and Neurobiology Head and Neck Elective will re-visit foundational content of embryology, histology, pathology, anatomy, and radiology that inform the etiology of clinical practice for disciplines involving the head and neck regions. This elective is for the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine student who is interested in coalescing basic science principles of embryology, histology, pathology, anatomy, and radiology that inform the etiology of clinical practice for disciplines involving the head and neck regions. We will do a deep dive into the following topics: Development of the face and neck; Functional anatomy and histology of mastication, deglutition, vocalization, upper tract respiration, visual gaze, and audition; Trauma and pain in the skull, orbit, ears, nose, mouth, and neck; Cancer metastasis and infection through the spaces and passageways of the head and neck. The Anatomy and Neurobiology Head and Neck Elective classroom sessions will take place in the department seminar room (L-1008) and lab sessions will be in the Anatomy Lab next door. The primary faculty will for the course will be Dr. Jonathan Wisco (course director), Dr. Ann Zumwalt (co-course director), and Professor Maryann MacNeil (co-course director). They will be joined by Anatomy and Neurobiology graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) and when, available, clinical faculty. Course information and communication will be disseminated through Blackboard Ultra. Classroom active learning session for the course will be 8 am-12 pm, with team dissections from 1-4 pm. This elective coalesces content from Principles Integrating Science, Clinical Medicine, and Equity (PISCEs) and the clerkships relating to the head and neck that will help students revisit important basic science etiological concepts in preparation for related clinical specialties before residency, particularly Primary Care, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, and Radiology. Students will work in teams to meet the learning objectives, and will be assessed for the quality of instructional content (self-learning guides, videos, and/or photogrammetry assets) created for PISCEs. In addition to learning the skill of creating succinct written and video content, students will have the opportunity to learn how to create virtual photogrammetry assets of cadaver donor anatomy that demonstrates important basic science principles of the head and neck that inform clinical practice. "

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