Students and Faculty Published in Clinical Anatomy
May 6, 2020
Students and faculty from 黑料传送门 Georgia's doctoral and graduate programs will present
their research during AACA's virtual conference in June.
All 黑料传送门 Georgia entrants, students and faculty alike, who submitted abstracts for consideration to
the American Association of Clinical Anatomists annual meeting have been accepted
for presentation and publication in Clinical Anatomy, the association's journal.
The American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) advances the science and art
of clinical anatomy. The organization encourages research and publication in the field
and advances high standards in the teaching of anatomy.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Philip Fabrizio PT, DPT, EDD, who was named 黑料传送门 Georgia鈥檚 2019 Innovative Teacher of the Year, said, "My goal has always been to help students develop a passion for anatomy that
fuels their understanding and appreciation of the whole patient.鈥
With that goal in mind, he said the Advanced Topics in Anatomy course was designed
to allow Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students the ability to explore and perform research in anatomy. As part of the course,
the DPT students are able to submit their work to the annual AACA meeting which is
attended by anatomists, physical therapists and physicians from around the world.
Dr. Fabrizio said, 鈥淭his year I am proud that three DPT student projects will be presented
as ePosters at the 37th annual AACA meeting.鈥 In addition, five Biomedical Sciences and two Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students, mentored by Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Shelley DiCecco, PT, PhD, will present their work, along with three faculty members from the Department of
Physical Therapy.
The annual meeting, which will now occur virtually, will take place at Weill Cornell
Medicine, New York City, from June 15-19.
First year DPT student Connor O鈥橬eill, (DPT 鈥22) said, the Advanced Anatomy course
鈥渁llowed my classmate and me to complete further research on brachial plexus anomalies
that we discovered in a cadaver in the summer term. I鈥檓 looking forward to learning
and spending more time in the lab and participating in future research opportunities.鈥
Shanni He (DPT 鈥22) agreed. "The Anatomy Lab has been one of my favorite experiences
in PT school. I loved being able to apply the knowledge we鈥檝e learned about the human
body into our dissections, which is also how we discovered the abnormalities in our
brachial plexus - so cool!
Attendees can view accepted ePosters and ePlatforms online during the meeting. Evaluations
are encouraged.
Shanni He (DPT 鈥22) and Connor O鈥橬eill (DPT 鈥22) - A Case of Multiple Simultaneous
Brachial Plexus Anomalies in One Specimen
Daniel Copeland (DPT 鈥22) - Multiple Muscle Variations Altering Femoral Nerve Course
and Distal Attachment of Iliopsoas
Brandon Boer (MS/Biomed 鈥21), Matthew Kayal (MS/Biomed 鈥21), Vikas Damineni (MS/Biomed
鈥21), Jade Johnson (MS/Biomed 鈥21), Yuhyun Kang (MS/Biomed 鈥21), Kelsey Rice (DO 鈥21),
Alicia Schmidt (DO 鈥22) - Quantitative Analysis of Cadaveric Pelvic Lymph Nodes Mentored by Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Shelley DiCecco, PT, PhD
Faculty Presentations
Department of Physical Therapy faculty members with presentations accepted include:
ePlatform - Associate Professor Philip Fabrizio, PT, DPT, EdD - Does Motivation and
Test Anxiety Affect Success in a Physical Therapy Clinical Anatomy Course?
ePoster - Professor Ruth Maher, PT, PhD, DPT - What lies Beneath: Ultrasound Imaging
brings Anatomy to Life for Physical Therapy Students
ePoster - Assistant Professor Shelley DiCecco, PT, PhD - Clinical Relevance of Quantifying Pelvic Lymph Nodes for Predicting and Treating
Genital Lymphedema
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