Anatomy & Neurobiology About Message from the Chair History Giving Jobs Grad Day Contact Us Seminars Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar Series Progress in Neuroscience Seminar Series People Faculty Members Staff Members Graduate Students Postdoctoral Scholars Education & Training Graduate Program Anatomy Academy Research Research Centers Anatomy Academy Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Home Research Anatomy & Neurobiology: Home Anatomy & Neurobiology: Education & Training Anatomy & Neurobiology: Training > Anatomy Academy Summer Gross Anatomy Academy This is a summer certificate program in clinical anatomy for individuals considering a career in the medical field. This program is ideal for pre-medical, pre-dental and pre-allied health students seeking to gain a better appreciation of the anatomical and functional relationships of the human body. Overview The program runs from mid-June through July and includes both classroom and laboratory sessions led by the program director. This six-week program meets four hours per day (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.), five days per week (except holidays) on the UCI campus. Each class involves a one-hour clinical anatomy lecture followed by a three-hour laboratory that includes the complete dissection of a human cadaver. Students will learn to read CT, MRI and X-ray radiography and be taught suturing techniques. The course will use human donors from the UCI Willed Body program, and all individuals will participate with the utmost respect shown at all times to these individual donors. The embalming fluid used DOES NOT include formaldehyde making it a much safer approach to working with cadaveric tissue since formaldehyde is a known carcinogen. This is a certificate program, and participants will not receive college credit. However, the academy director will write a letter of recommendation for those who complete the workshop. Eligible Participants Participants must be at least 18 years of age, and a registered undergraduate or graduate student from any academic institution or a non-enrolled student interested in applying to a professional program. A student set to graduate may also apply. Prior anatomy course experience is not a requirement. The program is limited to 48 participants. Fees and Materials The fee to participate in this six-week workshop is $2,800, plus a third-party service fee of approximately $100. This includes a copy of a dissector, the Atlas of Anatomy by Gilroy, MacPherson, and Wikenheiser, an Anatomy Academy T-shirt, and all the tools and gloves needed for dissections. Students must purchase their own scrubs (any color) and wear them during all laboratory sessions. Program Director Jamie Wikenheiser, PhD Director of Medical Gross Anatomy and Surgery Professor, Adjunct, Anatomy & Neurobiology How to Register Interested individuals should request an access code to register by including their full name in their email. Please send your request grossanat@uci.edu.