In September 2016, Chapman University’s Crean College of Health & Behavioral Sciences installed its very first Virtual Cadaver Lab.  This new lab is housing three anatomage tables that are able to display a very detailed and lifelike 3D image of a cadaver.  These tables allow students to rotate image giving them a unique perspective of their subject in ways that were not available with a human cadaver.

Anatomage Table

Undergraduate anatomy students working on an anatomage table

In a recent interview with Dr. Frank Frisch, Professor of Health Sciences & Kinesiology and the Director of the Undergraduate Kinesiology Program at Chapman University, he described the new anatomage tables as “the way of the future”.  Dr. Frisch also stated that “The power of the computer to be able to manipulate the tissues and to isolate and identify is quite significant…”. One of the major benefits of using the anatomage tables, is that it allows student to work and study at anytime. More importantly, they can study when they are ready.  Using the software licensed through the University, students can use their mobile devices as a tool when working in and outside of the lab. Also, students no longer need to be supervised when working in the lab, which is something they could not do in past.

The virtual cadaver lab is great example of how Chapman University is making great strides in order to provide a top of the line education for all students.  Through partnership and innovation the university can deliver tools that encourage and promote “solid learning for our undergrads, which is our goal”. – Dr. Frank Frisch

Click here if you would like to view the short interview with Dr. Frisch. (Closed captioning available)