Speaker Introduction

Gerald S. Kirby, Ph.D. is Director of Gross Anatomy at Tulane University School of Medicine where he is an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology.  Since 1990 Dr. Kirby has been transforming the gross anatomy course from one of structure memorization to a functional/clinical course centered on problem solving.  Throughout the course students are challenged with unfamiliar clinical cases of altered anatomical origin and asked to diagnose the problem based upon their knowledge of normal anatomy and function.  Several types of problem-based learning are utilized in the course.  Dr. Kirby is the recipient of over twenty student based teaching awards.