HAPS 2021 Conference Day 2
It is Day 2 of HAPS 2021 and our fluffy attendees were at it again. They took center stage in our morning welcome as Wendy shared some pics. We made it through two more Update Speakers, Committee meetings, some Workshops,…
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HAPS 2021 Conference Day 1
After watching all of Wendy Riggs’ helpful videos, yesterday HAPSters got to try out the Gatherly platform together, and it was amazing! Being able to bump into each other in the lobby and halls makes the event feel HAPSy. Using…
HAPS 2020 Virtual Conference Days 4-6
We are now mid-way through the HAPS 2020 Virtual Conference. Friday brought us together with a welcome party hosted by McGraw Hill. We got the chance to meet some new HAPSters and catch up with old friends. In a large…
The HAPS Goodbye
Smiles, hugs, beer, science Exhaustion, excitation HAPSters say goodbye. -The deadline poet Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow. -Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet [Act II, Scene 2] It’s…
What HAPS Means to Me
Becca Ludwig is an experienced HAPS blogger and brought us a series of five posts in March 2015 from the A&P student perspective. Now we get to hear from her again, this time as successful graduate! I joined HAPS because my…
The 2017 Conference App!
Last year we had a post detailing all the features in the 2016 conference app, as well as some video tutorials. Most of that post is still correct for the 2017 app (so take a look here), but every year…
HAPS Teaching Tip: Anatomical Poetry III
As the final blog post on poetry in anatomy, this week’s poems focus on the experience of anatomy lab. We all know that anatomy labs, especially those that involve cadaveric materials, can be difficult for some students. Our labs do include prosected…
HAPS Teaching Tip: Anatomical Poetry II
As a continuation of last week’s blog on poetry in anatomy, this week’s poems focus on different body systems. Many students wrote their poems about different systems or structures of the body. For whatever reason the digestive system seemed to be the…
HAPS Teaching Tip: Anatomical Poetry
Inspired by the works of Allan Wolf (2003) and the HAPS annual meeting Synapse presentation of Judi Nath (2016), I wanted to encourage more creativity, and especially poetry, in anatomy. Thus, in the Fall of 2016, I decided to give…
Spelling: Why is this so hard?!
It’s always amazing to read the list serve posts that arrive in my email box throughout a term- and there seems to be a cycle to them. School starts, we talk about spelling and retention; the end of the term, and…