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GRANTed: Continuing the Legacy of Grant’s Anatomy in the Digital Era

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The importance of online learning tools has grown significantly, especially in the field of anatomy which relies heavily on in-person laboratories. To support anatomy learners in remote and in-person contexts, we created an online library of 45 digital three-dimensional cadaveric models matching specimens in Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy and Museum.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the donors and their families who generously donated their bodies to the Division of Anatomy at the University of Toronto for the purpose of enhancing anatomy education.

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This study is funded by eCampus Ontario Virtual Learning Strategy 2021.

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  1. Division of Anatomy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Kaitlin Marshall, Kristina Lisk & Judi Laprade

  2. Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness, Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Canada

    Kristina Lisk

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Correspondence to Judi Laprade.

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All human remains used to create the digital models have initial permissions via the University of Toronto’s standard donor permission form (signed by the donor or donor’s family); further, the Coroner of Ontario approved the project outputs for educational use with appropriate measures to uphold donor privacy and dignity and ensure access is through accredited anatomy courses and institutions within Ontario.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Marshall, K., Lisk, K. & Laprade, J. GRANTed: Continuing the Legacy of Grant’s Anatomy in the Digital Era. Med.Sci.Educ. 33, 3–4 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01693-9

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