Go to the bottom of the FAQ section to see more information regarding the Rochester Center.
Dates of Session: May 23-August 3, 2007-subject to change
Orientation: May 23, 2007-Subject to change
Finals: TDB
Holiday: July 4, 2007
Location:
1100 South Goodman St.
Rochester, NY14620-2539
PTBS-31000 Human Anatomy
PTBS-31100 Massage and Surface Anatomy
PTBS-31200 Mobility Training
Students will receive an information packet pertaining to housing options for the summer session. For information pertaining to Ithaca College housing for the summer session, please contact the coordinator of housing services in the Office of Residential Life at (607) 274-3141.
For information pertaining to financial aid, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at (607) 274-3131.
For information pertaining to cost of tuition for the summer session and billing information, please contact the Office of the Bursar at (607) 274-3135 or visit the website at www.ithaca.edu/bursar.
Textbooks: Students will receive information concerning ordering textbooks for the summer session. For additional information, contact manager of textbook operations at (607) 274-3961.
Additional costs may include fees for parking, University of Rochester ID, and health physicals. For further information, contact the Rochester Center at (585) 340-9613.
An orientation meeting is generally held for PT sophomore students by March. If you have further questions regarding the summer session, contact Ernie Nalette, PT, EdD, director of the Rochester Center
(585) 340-9614.
To be successful physical therapists students must have an extensive understanding of how the human body moves and functions. To gain this understanding, Human Anatomy is generally one of the first courses taken in the professional phase of the program and is often referred to as the foundation of the profession.
The course (PTBS-31000), taught by faculty from the Ithaca College Department of Physical Therapy, is a six-credit course taken during the summer prior to the junior year. Lectures are presented in the River Road Boone Lecture Hall, and the cadaver dissection is done nearby at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
This is a required course for both physical and occupational therapy students at Ithaca College. The course provides the unique learning experience of human cadaver dissection. This rare opportunity provides the student with hands-on experience to study anatomical relationships, assess gross structure, and begin to appreciate the range of normal variation and pathological changes in different types of human tissue. This opportunity also helps the student develop a certain reverence for the human body and lays the foundation for their future responsibilities in working with people with various diseases and disabilities. IC students created an anatomy website to help them with their studies.
For most students the experience of dissection becomes a very personal experience. Because of this, at the end of the course, the students have developed a tradition of holding a memorial service for those individuals who donated their bodies to science in order for someone to have the opportunity to study human anatomy. The service varies from year to year, but the basic central theme remains the same: "Thank you for this rare and unique experience so that I may become a well-trained and competent therapist."
