Orgs
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman - Honore de Balzac
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Anatomy for Everybody
Most people learn the basics of human anatomy as children. Asked who taught them this information, many would acknowledge their parents, science teachers, and physicians. But what anyone who has ever flipped through a biology textbook or gazed at an anatomy diagram in a doctor’s office might not realize is that there’s another group that deserves credit for helping them see beneath their own skin: medical illustrators.
“It’s funny,” said medical illustrator Vanessa Ruiz. “Doctors and scientists tend to take [medical illustration] for granted. Many don’t realize that there are people who draw the body parts we see everywhere in medical literature.”
Ruiz, 30, is the driving force…
Resources
Anatomical Society
The Anatomical Society (AS), founded in 1887, is a learned society with charitable status. Its aims are to promote, develop and advance research and education in all aspects of anatomical science. AS achieves these aims by organising scientific meetings; publishing the Journal of Anatomy and Aging Cell; making annual awards of PhD studentships, grants and prizes.
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
The mission of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) is to promote excellence in the teaching of anatomy and physiology.
The Institute of Anatomical Sciences
Founded 1984, the IAS is a growing international group of Anatomy and Anatomically-related professionals dedicated to sharing knowledge, techniques and practices to ensure informed intellectual and technical expertise in the Anatomical Sciences.
American Association for Anatomy
Our global membership is comprised of scientists and educators who research and study everything from humans to fossils to fish. We are that “one place” you can turn to, time and time again, to grow your career, keep informed, build relationships, and challenge your perceptions.
American Association of Clinical Anatomists
The American Association of Clinical Anatomists is the international home for the advancement of clinical anatomy knowledge and anatomical services through education, research and scholarship.
Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists
The aims of the Association include the provision of a forum for debate in clinical anatomy and related disciplines, and for advancing clinical anatomy and other anatomical sciences, by bringing together active researchers, educators, and clinicians.
British Association of Clinical Anatomists
The British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) was established on the 7th of July 1977 in the United Kingdom to advance the study and research into clinical anatomy for public benefit.
International Federation of Associations of Anatomists
The aims of the IFAA shall be the following... (a) To further the development, and to promote progress of all anatomical or biomorphological sciences. (b) To encourage and increase scientific, technological, educational and administrative exchanges among anatomists worldwide...
Swiss Society for Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology
Today's SSAHE members work in various fields of morphological science as topographical, functional, and clinical anatomy, integrative neuroscience, cell and molecular biology, developmental biology.
