Posted 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
Anatomage table enhances learning for future healthcare professionals
By Luke Juve, graduate student in physical therapy
When it comes to medical education, the utility of the Anatomage table is nearly unmatched. As real-life cadavers become harder to come by, the Anatomage table facilitates educational opportunities regardless of the number of real cadavers available. Although cadavers are more applicable to studying the human body, this is the next-best tool for all students learning at the Health Science Center.
With an 84-inch screen, the Anatomage table functions as a virtual cadaver with similar touchscreen features that one would find on a tablet. It features imaging of real human cadavers displayed in layers to provide infinite dissections, enhancing student learning by allowing for mistakes to be reattempted and corrected, unlike the case with real cadavers.
Students are free to explore and more fully understand the complexities of human anatomy. The Anatomage table features practice testing with the ability for students to create personalized layouts of the specific anatomy most applicable to them at that time. The ability to isolate body systems allows for clearer identification, which is critical for those in an advanced level graduate anatomy class.
Ultimately, this leads to a stronger comprehension of anatomical structures and relations, promoting career readiness for aspiring healthcare professionals.
Here is what just a few students have to say about the Anatomage table and how it is reshaping science education at UWL:
“It was great to be able to go in before lab and figure out what I did and did not know. I utilized the Anatomage to search our terms list to better understand exactly where the structures were, which is not something you can always do on the cadavers.” - Blake S.
“It helped me set a baseline for what I needed to find on the cadavers.” - Kyle C.
“I appreciate the opportunity it provided us to access anatomy without only using real cadavers. It allowed us to learn the anatomy in a less invasive way, along with the cadavers.” - Cooper K.