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The Gross Anatomy Course at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston contributes the foundation required for the student to learn basic descriptive, functional, clinical and radiological human anatomy. Knowledge derived from this course is necessary for successful performance in the clinical rotations and on standardized licensing exams including the USMLE. In addition, a thorough understanding of gross anatomy is a prerequisite for many clinical specialties.
NOTE: The schedule displayed on this page is NOT updated regularly. It is posted here only to give prospective students an idea of what is typically covered in the course schedule. Current students should NOT rely on the schedule displayed here.
For the latest dates, times and meeting locations, current students of the course should view the schedule that is posted on the Official Course Website for 2012.
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR | TITLE | LAB TEAM |
| 8/20 | 11:10am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Introduction to the Course | |
| 8/20 | 1:00pm | Lecture | Len Cleary | General Organization of the Body | |
| 8/20 | 2:00pm | Small Groups | Len Cleary | Tank Group Introductions / Brief Lab Exercise | All |
| 8/22 | 11:00am | Lecture | Roger Janz | Back I: Spine and Musculature | |
| 8/22 | 1:00pm | Laboratory | Spine and Musculature | White | |
| 8/22 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Len Cleary | DISSECTION VIDEO (ORANGE): Still Life | Orange |
| 8/23 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | Len Cleary | Living Anatomy: Principles of Imaging | |
| 8/24 | 11:00am | Lecture | Roger Janz | Back II: Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves | |
| 8/24 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 8/24 | 1:00pm | Laboratory | Vertebral Canal and Spinal Cord | Orange | |
| 8/24 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Len Cleary | DISSECTION VIDEO (WHITE): Still Life | White |
| 8/27 | 11:00am | Lecture | David Marshak | Upper Extremity I: Shoulder and Pectoral Region | |
| 8/27 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 8/27 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Scapular and Pectoral Regions | White | |
| 8/29 | 11:00am | Lecture | David Marshak | Upper Extremity II: Axilla, Arm and Elbow | |
| 8/29 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 8/29 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Axillary Region and Arm | Orange | |
| 8/31 | 11:00am | Lecture | David Marshak | Upper Extremity III: Forearm Flexor Compartment, Wrist and Palmar Surface of Hand | |
| 8/31 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 8/31 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Flexor Region of Forearm and Palm | White | |
| 9/5 | 11:00am | Lecture | David Marshak | Upper Extremity IV: Extensors of the Forearm and Intrinsic Hand Muscles | |
| 9/5 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/5 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Upper Extremity IV: Extensors of the Forearm and Intrinsic Hand Muscles | Orange | |
| 9/7 | 10:00am | Clinical Correlate | O West | Radiology of Upper Extremity | |
| 9/7 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Neck I: Posterior Triangle of the Neck | |
| 9/7 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/7 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Han Zhang | Posterior Triangle of the Neck | White |
| 9/10 | 10:00am | Clinical Correlate | Fernando Levaro | Upper Extremity | |
| 9/10 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Neck II: Anterior Triangle of the Neck | |
| 9/10 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/10 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Anterior Triangle of the Neck and Cervical Viscera | Orange | |
| 9/12 | 11:00am | Lecture | David Marshak | Thorax I: Thoracic Wall | |
| 9/12 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/12 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Thoracic Wall | Orange | |
| 9/14 | 11:00am | Lecture | David Marshak | Thorax II: Pleural Cavities and Lungs | |
| 9/14 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/14 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Pleural Cavities and Lungs | White | |
| 9/17 | 11:00am | Lecture | Carla Rogers | Thorax III: Anterior Mediastinum and Heart | |
| 9/17 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/17 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Anterior Mediastinum and Heart | Orange | |
| 9/19 | 10:00am | Lecture | Carla Rogers | Thorax IV: Superior and Posterior Mediastinum | |
| 9/19 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | L Buja | Thorax | |
| 9/19 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 9/19 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Posterior Mediastinum | White | |
| 9/21 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | Sandra Oldham | Radiology of Thorax | |
| 9/21 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 9/24 | 10:10am | Examination | Examination I Written | ||
| 9/24 | 1:00pm | Examination | Examination I Practical |
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR | TITLE | LAB TEAM |
| 10/1 | 9:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Review of Neck, Lymphatics | |
| 10/1 | 11:00am | Lecture | Daniel Felleman | Cranial Nerves I | |
| 10/1 | 1:00pm | Laboratory | Introduction to the Skull | All | |
| 10/3 | 11:00am | Lecture | Daniel Felleman | Face and Parotid Gland | |
| 10/3 | 1:00pm | Laboratory | Face and Parotid Gland | Orange | |
| 10/5 | 10:00am | Lecture | Raymond Warner | Temporal and Infratemporal I | |
| 10/5 | 11:00am | Lecture | Raymond Warner | Temporal and Infratemporal II | |
| 10/5 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/5 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Infratemporal Fossae | White | |
| 10/8 | 9:00am | Clinical Correlate | Kevin Smith | Face | |
| 10/8 | 11:00am | Lecture | Daniel Felleman | Cranium | |
| 10/8 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/8 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Cranial Fossae | Orange | |
| 10/10 | 11:00am | Lecture | Daniel Felleman | Orbit | |
| 10/10 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/10 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Orbit | White | |
| 10/12 | 11:00am | Lecture | Raymond Warner | Ear | |
| 10/12 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 10/12 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Temporal Bone and Ear | All | |
| 10/15 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Pharynx | |
| 10/15 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/15 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Pharynx | Orange | |
| 10/17 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Larynx | |
| 10/17 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/17 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Larynx | White | |
| 10/19 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Nasal Cavity | |
| 10/19 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/19 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Nasal Cavity | Orange | |
| 10/22 | 9:00am | Clinical Correlate | Sancak Yuksel | Temporal Bone | |
| 10/22 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Oral Cavity | |
| 10/22 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 10/22 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Oral Cavity | White | |
| 10/24 | 11:00am | Lecture | Leo Hochhauser | Radiology of Head and Neck | |
| 10/24 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 10/26 | 10:00am | Lecture | Daniel Felleman | Cranial Nerves II: Clinical Correlates | |
| 10/26 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | Amy Hessel | Larynx and Pharynx | |
| 10/29 | 10:10am | Examination | Examination II Written | ||
| 10/29 | 1:00pm | Examination | Examination II Practical |
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR | TITLE | LAB TEAM |
| 11/5 | 11:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Abdominopelvic I | |
| 11/5 | 1:00pm | Laboratory | Anterior Abdominal Wall | Orange | |
| 11/7 | 11:00am | Lecture | Carla Rogers | Abdominopelvic II | |
| 11/7 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/7 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Abdominal Cavity and Organs I | White | |
| 11/9 | 10:00am | Lecture | Carla Rogers | Abdominopelvic III | |
| 11/9 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | Michael Redwine | Radiology of Abdomen | |
| 11/9 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/9 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Abdominal Organs II | Orange | |
| 11/12 | 9:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Abdominopelvic IV | |
| 11/12 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | Gary Skakun | Gastrointestinal | |
| 11/12 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/12 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Posterior Abdominal Wall | White | |
| 11/14 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Abdominopelvic V | |
| 11/14 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/14 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Female and Male Perineum | Orange | |
| 11/16 | 11:00am | Lecture | Han Zhang | Abdominopelvic VI | |
| 11/16 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 11/16 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Female and Male Pelvis I | White | |
| 11/19 | 10:00am | Clinical Correlate | Eugene Toy | Obstetrics/Gynecology | |
| 11/19 | 11:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Lower Extremity I | |
| 11/19 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer Teaching | ||
| 11/19 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Anterior and Medial Thigh | White | |
| 11/21 | 10:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Abdominopelvic VII Autonomics & Lymphatics | |
| 11/21 | 1:00pm | Laboratory | Male and Female Pelvis II | All | |
| 11/26 | 10:00am | Clinical Correlate | Bharat Raval | Radiology of the Pelvis | |
| 11/26 | 11:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Lower Extremity II | |
| 11/26 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/26 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Gluteal Region, Posterior Thigh and Popliteal Fossa | Orange | |
| 11/28 | 9:00am | Clinical Correlate | Thomas Smith | Anatomy of the Retroperitoneum | |
| 11/28 | 11:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Lower Extremity III | |
| 11/28 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/28 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Leg | White | |
| 11/30 | 11:00am | Lecture | Len Cleary | Lower Extremity IV | |
| 11/30 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 11/30 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Foot and Major Joints | Orange | |
| 12/3 | 11:00am | Clinical Correlate | Amanda Jarolimek | Radiology of the Lower Extremity | |
| 12/3 | 1:00pm | Peer-Teaching | Peer-Teaching | ||
| 12/3 | 1:30pm | Clinical Correlate | Robert Fullick | Lower Extremity | |
| 12/3 | 1:30pm | Laboratory | Review | ||
| 12/10 | 10:10am | Examination | Examination III- Written | ||
| 12/10 | 1:00pm | Examination | Examination III-Practical | ||
| 12/17 | 9:00am | Examination | Final |