First Anatomy Education Day for High School Students at SUNY Downstate
Jan 20, 2012
Students from five Brooklyn high schools will learn about gross anatomy at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University on Anatomy Education Day, Monday, January 23. The event, sponsored by the American Association of Anatomists, is taking place at ten medical schools statewide with the support of the Associated Medical Schools of New York.
Samuel Márquez, PhD, who initiated the Anatomy Education Day event, says, “We want to give young people a hands-on and up-close experience in anatomy that will motivate them to think about pursuing a career in medicine or the allied health sciences.” Dr. Márquez is director of anatomy in SUNY Downstate’s School of Health Professions and co-discipline director of anatomy in the College of Medicine. The students attending the event are enrolled in Downstate’s Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP), which is sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs.
The students will visit Downstate’s Anatomy Laboratory, where faculty members and technical assistants will provide them with an overview of human anatomy. The young people then will visit several individual stations, staffed by faculty and Downstate students, where they will learn about skeletal systems, the skulls of several animal species, hearts, brains, and lungs. The participating students will make a presentation to fellow students when they return to their high school.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.