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Dates of Session: May 25-August 5, 2010-subject to change
Finals: TDB
Holiday: July 3, 2010
1100 South Goodman St.
Rochester, NY14620-2539
(585) 340-9613
PTBS-51002 Human Anatomy
PTBS-52001 Fund. Pt/Client Care
Information pertaining to Financial Aid for the summer session will be distributed in the spring. For additional information pertaining to financial aid, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services at (607) 274-3131.
Information pertaining to cost of tuition for the summer session and billing information will be distributed in the spring. For additional information please contact the Office of Student Financial Services 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 will be scheduled in the spring. If you have questions regarding the summer session, contact Ernie Nalette, PT, EdD, Director of the Rochester Center at (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-51002), taught by faculty from the Ithaca College Department of Physical Therapy, is a six-credit course taken during the summer prior to the senior year. Lectures are presented at Rochester Center in the Colgate Crozier Divinty School's Lecture Hall, and the cadaver dissection is done nearby at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
This required course provides the unique learning experience of human cadaver dissection and 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.
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."
