Brehm Students Go Off-Campus for a Deeper Understanding of Anatomy

Recently, Andrea Keene’s anatomy students had the opportunity to take a field trip to St. Louis University (SLU). The topic of the day was the heart. Students were able to sit in on a lecture and participate in a question and answer session.

After an hour of discussion, all students took part in a lab where they dissected a pig heart. For some students, this was their first opportunity to be an active part of a dissection.

“This enables students to hear a different perspective of the body, to see how the components of different animals resemble their own and have the chance to dissect to a clear and orderly fashion,” said Andrea Keene, faculty member.

Field trips such as this help to give students the self-confidence (and interest) that they can be successful and achieve their full potential.

16 Brehm students went on the Anatomy field trip to SLU.

Students were able to get hand-on experience with SLU faculty.

The highlight for all students was the pig heart dissection.

See also “How Experiential Learning Benefits Students at Brehm”