Contemporary Human Anatomy, MS
Earn a master’s degree in three semesters and learn an innovative, technological approach to a traditional science.
Contemporary Human Anatomy, MS
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What is Contemporary Human Anatomy?
It’s called "contemporary" because it’s learning the human body through medical imaging and dissection – a different perspective than scientists have used for the past 100 years in anatomy.
This three-semester program marries traditional sciences and classic anatomy coursework with emerging technologies, such as virtual dissection, 3-D printing and plastination.
This three-semester program marries traditional sciences and classic anatomy coursework with emerging technologies, such as virtual dissection, 3-D printing and plastination.
What are my career options?
A master's in contemporary human anatomy will prepare students for a diverse array of further educational opportunities or job markets, including:
- Allopathic/osteopathic medical school
- Health professional schools
- Medical education
- Medical illustration
- Medical laboratories
- Medical examiner offices
- Medical model engineering
- Biotechnology companies
Why choose EVMS?
Customized curriculum
Freedom to select the electives and capstone project that best prepare you for your post-graduate goals.
Full-body dissection
Dissection experience at a ratio of 2 students to 1 anatomical donor (cadaver).
Teaching opportunities
Options to serve as teaching assistants for courses in gross anatomy, ultrasound or histology.
Opt-out
Potential course exemptions if you matriculate into our MD or Health Professions programs.
Looking for a short-term option? Check out our 8-week intensive Certificate in Anatomy.
Virtual dissection
Innovative tools like the virtual dissection table enable students to practice dissection techniques outside the cadaver lab.
Beyond the textbook
Ultrasound training
Early in their careers, EVMS students learn to use this powerful and portable technology to look beneath the surface in real time.
Ultrasound training
Our physicians and scientists are leading the way in incorporating ultrasound into the curriculum, encouraging ultrasound use at the patient’s bedside and finding new applications for the technology — such as EVMS-led research that is accelerating the diagnosis of fetal heart problems.
In addition, EVMS researchers are developing training models and educational methodologies to prepare students to effectively use this emerging and evolving technology.
Hands-on training
Students engage in a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities at EVMS.
Plastinarium
Students may travel and learn body-preserving plastination techniques from world-renowned experts at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany.
Plastinarium
During their visit to the Plastinarium in Guben, students handle plastinated parts and practice dissection techniques using state-of-the-art technology.
Among the instructors is the creator of plastination, Gunther von Hagens, who changed not only the study of anatomy but also the way the human body is viewed in his groundbreaking exhibition Body Worlds.
Ultrasound training
Early in their careers, EVMS students learn to use this powerful and portable technology to look beneath the surface in real time.
Hands-on training
Students engage in a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities at EVMS.
Ultrasound training
Our physicians and scientists are leading the way in incorporating ultrasound into the curriculum, encouraging ultrasound use at the patient’s bedside and finding new applications for the technology — such as EVMS-led research that is accelerating the diagnosis of fetal heart problems.
In addition, EVMS researchers are developing training models and educational methodologies to prepare students to effectively use this emerging and evolving technology.
Plastinarium
Students may travel and learn body-preserving plastination techniques from world-renowned experts at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany.
Plastinarium
During their visit to the Plastinarium in Guben, students handle plastinated parts and practice dissection techniques using state-of-the-art technology.
Among the instructors is the creator of plastination, Gunther von Hagens, who changed not only the study of anatomy but also the way the human body is viewed in his groundbreaking exhibition Body Worlds.
Ultrasound training
Early in their careers, EVMS students learn to use this powerful and portable technology to look beneath the surface in real time.
Hands-on training
Students engage in a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities at EVMS.
Plastinarium
Students may travel and learn body-preserving plastination techniques from world-renowned experts at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany.
Ultrasound training
Our physicians and scientists are leading the way in incorporating ultrasound into the curriculum, encouraging ultrasound use at the patient’s bedside and finding new applications for the technology — such as EVMS-led research that is accelerating the diagnosis of fetal heart problems.
In addition, EVMS researchers are developing training models and educational methodologies to prepare students to effectively use this emerging and evolving technology.
Plastinarium
During their visit to the Plastinarium in Guben, students handle plastinated parts and practice dissection techniques using state-of-the-art technology.
Among the instructors is the creator of plastination, Gunther von Hagens, who changed not only the study of anatomy but also the way the human body is viewed in his groundbreaking exhibition Body Worlds.
A look at the plastination process
A look at the plastination process
Students in the CHA program have access to our in-house plastination and preservation laboratory for specimen production, as well as the opportunity to travel abroad to study at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. Plastination keeps anatomical tissues from decaying and allows them to be handled by students without exposure to toxic chemicals and pathogens.
