Theodore Smith• September 18, 2024 • 45:42

Breaking Boundaries: Inclusive Anatomy Education and Queer Representation

Welcome back from summer break! This week on Body Banter, Dr. Theo Smith shares insights on integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into anatomy education. As Director of DEI at Touro University, Theo discusses the importance of representing LGBTQIA+ identities in medical curricula, particularly in topics like pelvic anatomy and queer health. His personal journey of coming out and advocating for queer medical students influenced his research and teaching, emphasizing the need for inclusive and respectful patient care. Theo's work challenges traditional anatomical education to better reflect the diverse experiences of all patients.

Dr. Theo Smith is an assistant professor of anatomy in the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM) Foundational Biomedical Sciences Department and also serves at the TUCOM Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As an educational researcher, Dr. Smith has focused on the neuroscience of learning and how educational design and pedagogy can be leveraged to make the classroom more accessible, inclusive, and equitable. They are also a co-PI of the Portfolios of People: Advancing Anatomical Representation Together (POP-AART) project; a national effort to create a depository of diverse and inclusive images for anatomical teaching. Dr. Smith is active nationally in the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) and serves as the AAA representative on the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Committee.

Website: https://www.theodorecsmith.com

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Breaking Boundaries: Inclusive Anatomy Education and Queer Representation

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