DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

Anatomy

The Department of Anatomy Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, offers robust Anatomy education to around 600 students in any one academic year with 13 faculty who guide the learning process. The Department caters to Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Health Science undergraduate students as well as Postgraduate students of Anatomy, Dentistry, Post-basic diploma in Psychiatric Nursing, MSc Nursing and Occupational therapy. Consequently, we adopt innovative ways of teaching leveraging on information technology and making lectures more interactive with case problem-solving. The Department is equipped with infrastructure to practice integrated teaching of topographic, microscopic, developmental, radiological and clinical Anatomy as well as implementation of the AETCOM module as per CBME guidelines.

Vision and Mission

Against a backdrop of ever-changing diagnostic and treatment modalities, Anatomy remains the scaffold upon which all medical sciences are based. Being the backbone of medicine, the Department of Anatomy is committed to integrated interdisciplinary teaching and research in basic and applied Human Anatomy geared towards the healthcare needs of humanity. Our core values promote and defend the freedom of thought, academic inquiry and innovation with the highest level of ethics and professionalism. We demonstrate sensitivity to both student welfare and staff needs and practice environmental stewardship to high standards.

The Department of Anatomy will continue to be a center of learning and scholarship, preparing students for further academic pursuits, enhanced personal lives and responsible global citizenship. We foster an intellectual culture that bridges basic sciences and clinical practice to lay the basic foundation for research and a holistic approach to Medicine.

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