DEFINITION OF THE COURSE
Advanced dissection is an independent study course which gives students the opportunity to study selected anatomical regions in more detail.

The course may be taken by students in the second, third, or fourth year. It is an elective. It may be taken more than once, but only one time in a year.

Registration will be limited to 6 students per trimester, upon application.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
During the course, the student will:

• Make a detailed study by dissection of a region or regions of interest to the student; or alternatively, use dissection to study a structure or structures of interest;
• Develop manual dexterity by producing a dissection of the highest quality;
• Learn how to prepare a research bibliography.

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE IN THE PODIATRY CURRICULUM
Students ordinarily have no opportunity to dissect after completing Lower Extremity Anatomy, although other courses often raise new questions for them. This course provides the facilities and material which will enable interested students to seek answers to some of those questions.