Don’t Miss This Documentary Screening at Anatomy Connected 2023
A special viewing of the 2011 documentary, “Until the Well Runs Dry: Medicine & the Exploitation of Black Bodies” will take place on from 6:30-8:15 pm on Saturday, March 25 during Anatomy Connected 2023. Written and directed by Dr. Shawn O. Utsey and produced by Virginia Commonwealth University, this 60-minute documentary chronicles the involvement of well-known medical colleges in the practice of illegal grave robbing of Black … Continue reading Don’t Miss This Documentary Screening at Anatomy Connected 2023
Nominate an Outstanding Woman Anatomist for FASEB’s Excellence in Science Awards
FASEB’s Excellence in Science Awards honor outstanding women scientists who demonstrate commitment to the professional development of others, their scientific society, and the broader community. FASEB presents three Excellence in Science Awards annually to recognize women scientists at different career stages. The three award categories are: · Lifetime Achievement (established investigators) · Mid-Career (within 7-15 years of first independent scientist position) · Early-Career (within 7 years of first independent scientist position) Women … Continue reading Nominate an Outstanding Woman Anatomist for FASEB’s Excellence in Science Awards
Attending AERI Can Provide Long-Term Impacts
The learnings gained from AAA events and conferences like the Anatomy Education Resource Institute continue long after the event is over, according to research published in BMC Medical Education. Polly R. Hussman, James J. Brokaw and Valerie D. O’Laughlin of the Indiana School of Medicine studied and surveyed 24 participants of AERI 2017 over six, nine and 30 months. The researchers found that not only … Continue reading Attending AERI Can Provide Long-Term Impacts
Connecting Anatomy & Paleontology: Anatomy Connected 2023 Plenary Speaker Matthew Carrano
In 2019, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History closed for a major five-year renovation that included its dinosaur and fossil halls. Now, the 31,000-square-foot Deep Time Fossil Halls is open to the public and at least one Smithsonian employee couldn’t be more pleased or proud. As Smithsonian’s Curator of Dinosauria, Matthew Carrano played a big part in making sure the new Deep Time Fossil Halls … Continue reading Connecting Anatomy & Paleontology: Anatomy Connected 2023 Plenary Speaker Matthew Carrano
Respectability politics and DEI
By Rosemary Bassey, AAA DEI Committee Member Respectability politics is a rarely acknowledged concept, though a predominant feature in most social and professional settings. It is a term which commonly describes the adjustment of individual behavior for public presentation based on pressures to go against existing negative racial stereotypes placed upon marginalized groups of people 1. The term “respectability politics” was coined by Evelyn Higginbotham … Continue reading Respectability politics and DEI
Proposed Change to AAA Bylaws
A proposed change to the American Association for Anatomy bylaws will be on the ballot in the upcoming election. Founded in 1888, the AAA, formerly known as the American Association of Anatomists, has served the members of the anatomical sciences community for 134 years. However, as the anatomical sciences landscape changes, we must adapt as an association as well. The breadth of the anatomical sciences … Continue reading Proposed Change to AAA Bylaws
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