The Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine plays a significant role in the education of our medical and dental students. Designated members of the faculty are responsible for two principal programs in the curriculum for the New Jersey Medical School, and one major program for the New Jersey Dental School, which is also located on the Newark Campus. Medical Gross Anatomy and Developmental Anatomy, and Cell and Tissue Biology are presented in the first year medical school curriculum while Dental Gross Anatomy is presented in the dental school's first year curriculum. In addition, Surgical Anatomy is offered as an elective in the fourth year of the medical school curriculum.

 

For additional information, contact:

 

Dr. David O. DeFouw

Vice Chair of the Department

Director of the Medical Education Program

E-mail: defouw@umdnj.edu

 

 

Course number	Course title	Instructor	Credits
CBMM5010	Medical Gross Anatomy and Developmental Anatomy	Drs. Boccabella/Vasan	6
CBMM5060	Cell and Tissue Biology	Dr. Gona	4
CBMM7107	Dental Gross Anatomy	Dr. Vasan	8
CBMM9003	Surgical Anatomy	Dr. Boccabella

 

 

Medical Gross Anatomy and Developmental Anatomy (CBMM5010): An anatomical study of the human body, with an emphasis on the morphological basis for injury or disease, is presented. Gross structures are studied in the laboratory by cadaver dissection and demonstration. Basic radiographic anatomy and clinically important surface anatomy combine with the laboratory dissection to define 3-dimensional organization of the body. Lectures stress the contribution of developmental events to gross anatomical organization and the correlation of this organization with clinically relevant conditions. First year, Fall semester.

 

Cell and Tissue Biology (CBMM5060): A study of normal biology and histology of human cells, tissues, and organ systems is presented. First, histological structures pertinent to each topic are studied in the laboratory by microscopic observation. Pre-lab slide or micrograph demonstrations, generated from a central video studio, serve to highlight important details to be assessed on each microscopic slide. Lectures, specific to the topic studied in the laboratory, then follow to provide structure-function relationships and apply the established histological principles to interpretation of clinically relevant conditions. First year, Spring semester.

 

Dental Gross Anatomy (CBMM7107): An anatomical study is presented of the head and neck, with emphasis on the maxillofacial region and those parts of the nervous system, thorax, and abdomen that are clinically important. Gross structures are studied in the laboratory by cadaver dissection and demonstration. Lectures stress structure-function correlations, practical application to clinical problems, radiographic anatomy of the head and neck, and development of the human body. First year, Spring semester.

 

Surgical Anatomy (CBMM9003): This elective course is generally offered to students planning to enter surgical or surgical subspecialty residency programs. Therefore, the course is tailored to emphasize subsections of gross anatomy required by the respective students. Requisite cadaver dissection, coupled with clinically relevant laboratory previews and demonstrations, provide the basis for the customized anatomical reviews. Fourth year, Spring semester.