Publications

• Braasch MC, Minchew HM, Riffel JDM, Berbel G. Suture Education with Soft-Embalmed Cadavers: A Cut Above the Rest. Kans J Med. 2022 Mar 15;15:78-81. doi: 10.17161/kjm.vol15.15984. PMID: 35371385; PMCID: PMC8942394.
• Adkins SE, Minchew HM, Sanner Dixon K, Chollet Hinton L, Kilgore LJ, Berbel G. A Hands-On Surgical Event to Improve Medical Student Operating Room Confidence. J Surg Res. 2023 Oct;290:156-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.04.024. Epub 2023 May 31. PMID: 37267705.
• Leonard S, Adkins S, Berbel G, Kilgore L. Impact of Clinical Anatomy Peer Mentorship Program on Student Leaders: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug 21;292:105-112. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.030. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37611439.
• Diebolt JH, Cullom ME, Hornick MM, Francis CL, Villwock JA, Berbel G. Implementation of a Near-Peer Surgical Anatomy Teaching Program into the Surgery Clerkship. J Surg Educ. 2023 Jan;80(1):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.08.005. Epub 2022 Oct 8. PMID: 36220759; PMCID: PMC10165860.
• Wilder C, Kilgore LJ, Fritzel A, Larson KE. Improving Medical Student Anatomy Knowledge and Confidence for the Breast Surgical Oncology Rotation. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Feb 27;11(5):709. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11050709. PMID: 36900714; PMCID: PMC10000369.

Anatomy Lab Grants

Our faculty have a longstanding reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Here are some recently completed grant-funded efforts related to innovation in anatomical education.

Harmony in Anatomy: A Collaborative Exploration of Cardiac Insights through Integrative Porcine Dissection
Cheen Alkhatib, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
AME Mentor: Sarah Keim, Ph.D. Professor, Surgery

Experiential Session to Provide Additional Direct Experiences for Procedural Targets in the Surgery Clerkship
Sarah Keim, Ph.D., PI
German Berbel, D.O., Co-PI
Leonidas Bantis, Ph.D., Co-PI
Department of Surgery, KU School of Medicine-Kansas City

Red Line Crossed: Foundations for Surgical Success
Lyndsey Kilgore, M.D.
Department of Surgery- Kansas City

Phase I Pipeline
German Berbel, D.O.
Department of Surgery- Kansas City

Beyond the Red Line: Foundations for Surgical Success Lyndsey Kilgore, M.D.- PI
Department of Surgery- Kansas City

Near-Peer Clinical Anatomy Mentorship Program for Third- and Fourth-Year Medical Student Surgery Rotations
Jennifer Villwock, M.D.- PI
Department of Otolaryngology- Kansas City

Use of soft-embalmed cadavers for the practice of clinical procedures
Medical Alumni Innovative Teaching Fund (MATIF)
Brenda Rongish, Ph.D., PI
George Enders, Ph.D., Co-PI
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, KU School of Medicine-Kansas City

Use of web-based 3D interactive anatomy to enhance student learning
Medical Education Innovations Mentored Grant Program
Brenda Rongish, Ph.D., PI
Peter DiPasco, M.D., AME Mentor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, KU School of Medicine-Kansas City, 2019-2020

Incorporating CT Scan Images into Human Anatomy Lab Dissections
Medical Alumni Innovative Teaching Fund (MATIF)
George Enders, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, KU School of Medicine-Kansas City, 2016-17