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Once students are accepted in to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program they are invited to participate in the Gross Anatomy Pre-matriculation Preparation Workshop (GAPP) in the summer prior to the entering the DPT program in the fall. The GAPP workshop is a 14 day, summer pre-matriculation workshop that prepares future physical therapy, physician assistant, medical, and dental students for the pace, content, and volume of a health professional gross anatomy course.
Requirements/Eligibility:
- Open to students who have been accepted to, but not yet entered, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Medical, or Dental School. Documentation of acceptance is required.
- Preference will be granted to pre-physical therapy students accepted to UMES.
- A maximum of 32 students will be accepted.
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Objectives:
The participants shall:
- Experience the principal methods by which gross anatomy is taught in most health professional curricula.
- Study the anatomical structure and function of the thorax, lower extremity, and brain through lecture, readings, dissection of a cadaver, and the utilization of models, skeletal materials, and videotapes. Pre-dental students will have the option of studying the face, parotid and temporal regions of the skull instead of the thorax.
- Learn and apply effective and productive study skills and learning methods. A brief discussion of learning and teaching styles will be presented. This will include discussion of study/learning resources, disarticulated skeletons, flash cards, coloring books, and how to use the textbook and atlases.
- Experience typical oral and written quizzes and written and practical examinations on the subject matter.