Section of Anatomy Education

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A Community of Educators

The Section of Anatomy Education within the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology is a community of educators who teach the anatomical sciences (gross anatomy, histology, embryology, and neuroscience). The Section of Anatomy Education meets monthly for faculty development, to plan for current/upcoming courses/programs, and to discuss hot topics in the field of anatomical sciences education. Faculty educators within the section teach a variety of student populations across three of Rush University’s colleges (Rush Medical College, College of Nursing, College of Health Sciences). The majority of gross anatomy teaching occurs within the Human Anatomy Laboratory.

Teaching Responsibilities

For information about the teaching services offered through the Section of Anatomy Education, please contact the section director, Adam Wilson, PhD (adam_wilson@rush.edu) to learn more.

College of Health Sciences

College of Nursing

Rush Medical College

Educational Research/Scholarship

Featured research

• Cheverko C, Bolgova O, Mavrych V, Mohamed FRR, Westrick J, Juarez L, Rush E, Solka K, Doubleday A, Byram J, Becker R, Gomez V, Ganeng BA, Hoffman LA, Roach V, Doubleday A, Brown K, DeVaul N, Garnett C, Herriott H, Lufler R, Mussell JC, Balta J, Pascoe M, Middleton JW, Duffy S, Stephens G, and Wilson AB. "The Performance of ChatGPT and Other Large Language Models on Multiple-Choice Questions in Biomedical Disciplines: A Meta-Analysis". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2026.
• Doubleday A, Cheverko C, Bolgova O, Mavrych V, Mohamed FRR, Westrick J, Juarez L, Rush E, Solka K, Byram J, Becker R, Gomez V, Ganeng BA, Hoffman LA, Roach V, Doubleday A, Brown K, DeVaul N, Garnett C, Herriott H, Lufler R, Mussell JC, Balta J, Pascoe M, Middleton JW, Duffy S, Stephens G, and Wilson AB. "Temporal Trends in Large Language Model (LLM) Accuracy: A Meta-Analysis of Multiple-Choice Question Performance in Dentistry and Dental Education". Journal of Dentistry. 2026; 171. Article 106724.
• Rush E, Byram JN, Garnett CN, DeVaul N, Smith L, Checchi M, Martin D, Hoffman LA, Brown KM, Mumbower DJ, Becker RM, Roach VA, Doubleday AF, Edwards DN, Lufler RS, Wactor A, Boxerman S, Smith S, Herriott H, Wilson AB. "An audit of AI-related documents across U.S. medical schools. A framework-based qualitative content analysis". Medical Teacher. 2026; 48(3):493-505.
• Eastwood JL, Farlie MK, Wilson AB, Hunt BD, Lazarus MD, Stephens GC. "Exploring Response Process Validity of Uncertainty Tolerance Scales Implemented among Health Professions Students". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2025; 18(8):802-814.
• Hyeamang LJ, Sekhar T, Rush E, Beresheim AC, Cheverko C, Brooks WS, Breckling A, Karim MN, Ferrigno C, Wilson AB. "AI’s Ability to Interpret Unlabeled Anatomy Images and Supplement Educational Research as an AI Rater". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2025; 18(10):1102-1113.
• Cheverko C, Simpson J, Hamidi S, Flores C; Yurich HC; Wilson AB. "Current trends in anatomy course characteristics across U.S. physician assistant programs". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2025; 18(5):485-495.
• Gurley H, Lufler RS, Goldberg BJ, Ferrigno C, Wilson AB. "Are medical associations’ paid parental leave recommendations instituted for United States medical school faculty?" Medical Education Online. 2025; 30(1):2487656.
• Goldberg BJ, Ferrigno C, Schundler SF, Norrell ES, Fox L, Woods S, Wilson AB. "Employment benefits across U.S. allopathic medical schools: National norms and relationships with institutional wealth". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2024; 17(3):529-538.
• Beresheim A, Zapeda D, Pharel M, Soy T, Wilson AB, Ferrigno C. "Anatomy’s missing faces: An assessment of representation gaps in atlases and textbook imagery". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2024; 17(5):1055-1070.
• Wilson AB, Brooks WS, Edwards DN, Deaver J, Surd JA, Pirlo OJ, Byrd WA, Meyer ER, Beresheim A, Cuskey SL, Tsintolas JG, Norrell ES, Fisher HC, Skaggs CW, Mysak D, Levin SR, Escutia Rosas CE, Cale AS, Karim MN, Pollock J, Kakos NJ, O’Brien MS, and Lufler RS. "Survey response rates in health sciences education research: A 10-year meta-analysis". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2024; 17(1):11-23.
• Dale R. Sumner, Sabine Hildebrandt, Allison Nesbitt, Melissa A. Carroll, Vassiliki B. Smocovitis, Jeffrey T. Laitman, Amy C. Beresheim, Christopher J. Ramnanan, Michael L. Blakey. "Racism, structural racism, and the American Association for Anatomy: Initial report from a task force". The Anatomical Record. 2022. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ar.24903
• Danielle N. Edwards, Edgar R. Meyer, William S. Brooks, Adam B. Wilson. "Faculty retirements will likely exacerbate the anatomy educator shortage". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2022. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ase.2217
• Victoria A. Roach, Misa Mi, Jason Mussell, Sonya E. Van Nuland, Rebecca S. Lufler, Kathryn M. DeVeau, Stacey M. Dunham, Polly Husmann, Hannah L. Herriott, Danielle N. Edwards, Alison F. Doubleday, Brittany M. Wilson, Adam B. Wilson. "Correlating Spatial Ability With Anatomy Assessment Performance: A Meta-Analysis". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2020. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ase.2029
• Adam B. Wilson, Niroop Kaza, Darius J. Singpurwalla, William S. Brooks. "Are Anatomy PhDs Nearing Extinction or Adapting to Change? United States Graduate Education Trends in the Anatomical Sciences". Anatomical Sciences Education. 2020. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ase.2013

Ed-PRIME

Monthly, faculty of the anatomy education section also partake in Ed-PRIME (Educators Pursuing Research in Medical Education). The Ed-PRIME group is comprised of administrators, course directors, and education minded faculty with a collective interest in medical education research. During Ed-PRIME meetings, journal club articles are shared, project ideas are developed, and research presentations are practiced.

National Organization Involvement

• American Association for Anatomy
• American Association of Clinical Anatomists
• International Association of Medical Science Educators
• Central Group of Educational Affairs of the AAMC

Section Faculty

Section of Anatomy Education Faculty