I can't say enough about the lecturers we have at Georgetown. For a specific module, the director will plan the course so that each lecture is given by a doctor/professor who knows the material the best. We have had some really great lecturers; I though the Cardiopulmonary lecturers were some of the best teachers I've had in my life.
For the Gastrointestinal Module, we have had some really interesting teachers. The course director is EXTREMELY passionate about her work. I really enjoy teachers who are genuinely excited about their material, and when this particular professor described the mucous lining of the stomach as 'beautiful', I was hooked.
Today, one of our Embryology professors came in with a bag of props to help us visualize the growth of the GI tract. We had been assigned video lectures over the weekend to familiarize us with the material, and today's lecture was supposed to be a fun supplemental lecture. It was hilarious to see this professor act out what happens to the Gut Tube in development, and you could tell that he really spent time turning everyday materials into the GI system. At one point he was holding a garbage bag open with his mouth and arm, using his other arm to demonstrate the 90 degree rotation of the stomach into its plane in the body &the formation of the Greater Omentum (which I didn't know existed until last week). What's really neat about the Greater Omentum is that if you suffer an abdominal wound, the Greater Omentum will migrate to that area and try and prevent excess damage/infection to the area. Whooooooa.
But what I really needed to show you, is that one of our anatomy professors is now tweeting questions to help keep us sharp. Laugh now, but when this doctor is standing at your anatomy table drilling questions, it's not that funny.
I really enjoy the Gastrointestinal Module. As you pointed out, the teachers are amazing.
Posted by: Raily Vacation | 01/25/2012 at 05:00 AM