College Of Medicine Welcomes New Anatomy Lab
It looks like a high-tech, ultra-modern industrial art studio, but it is actually the new anatomy lab at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. Within these walls, future physicians meet their first patients: cadavers.
These cadavers give students the hands-on understanding of human anatomy that lectures and books cannot. Anatomy is the bedrock of understanding with which these future physicians will treat thousands of patients. Those who donate their bodies understand the importance of this education. Likewise, students who learn from this process gain a deeper appreciation for the human body, and the human soul.
The Texas A&M College of Medicine has created a new state-of-the-art anatomy lab with this spirit in mind and with the belief that first class facilities will enhance student’s educational experiences.
The 6,000 square foot space is an attachment to the Medical Research Education Building (MREB). Two sets of double doors lead the way to the main lab, a large open room with about 43 stainless steel boxes on wheels, allowing up to 240 students to use the room at the same time.
The MREB addition was created to support the College of Medicine’s future, from the 100 percent LED lighting, to plans to start construction of two to four additional floors (slated to begin in late 2016 and to include a vivarium). The company in charge of the state-of-the-art facility, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc., shares this dream for the building and the students who learn within its walls.
“We recognize the critical role the lab plays in allowing Texas A&M to produce the best doctors in the state,” said George A. Pontikes, Jr., president and CEO. “We have been a proud partner on this campus from the beginning and we were extremely pleased to be able to deliver this facility.”
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This article by Katherine Hancock originally appeared in Vital Record.
