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LATEST HAPS EDUCATOR
Winter 2024
The latest edition explores various innovative strategies in teaching physiology and related subjects, aimed at enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. This includes: 1. Help-Seeking in A&P and Muddiest Point Assignments, 2. Medical Student Perceptions of Pre-Clerkship Learning Objectives, 3. Exam Methods in College A&P Courses, 4. Extraction of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems, and 5. A Visual Demonstration of the Brachial Plexus.

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10- Professional Development
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9- Attendance
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Out of the Country with A&P on the Mind – Part 2
As a continuation of my blog from Aug. 7, below are some additional observations from my recent trip to…
Shadowing Surgical Oncology
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8- DO Something!
Figuring out how to motivate students to come to class prepared is the first half of a successful flip. …
Out of the country with A&P on the mind – Part 1
As of July 1, I began my term as the new HAPS secretary. However, summer is slow for board…
Shadowing: Vascular Surgery
Just blood vessels? It struck me as too narrow a field to specialize in. Not as glorious as Cardiothoracic.…
7- Do Online Lectures Work?
It can take some serious momentum to motivate the filming of your own video lectures to flip a class. …
Arrivederci Italia!
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