About the department
The Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy has three core divisions: Anatomy, Bioethics and Biomedical Education.
The Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy has six offices: Office of Admissions, Clinical Skills Education and Assessment Center, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Curriculum and Scholarship (OCS), Office of Student Life and the Office of Geriatric and Interprofessional Aging Studies.
The mission of The Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy is to advance basic and clinical medical sciences education through innovative and integrated curricula and scholarship, as well as to advance and promote basic and clinical medical science faculty in the domains of excellence in teaching and biomedical education scholarship.
Through this mission, faculty in the department strive to create and enhance innovative programs, curricula and teaching and learning methods that facilitate the evidence-based education of the biomedical workforce.
A message from the Chair
Dr. Clinchot, Vice Dean for Education and the Chair of Biomedical Education and Anatomy
Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy. It is, in fact, an honor to serve as the inaugural chair of this new department. Established in The Ohio State University College of Medicine in July of 2016, the department serves as a home to a diverse faculty who have as their primary mission the creation of innovative biomedical curricula that foster the attainment of requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors of our students by creating world-class learning environments. Unique in its mission, the department also fosters the dissemination of best practices for educating the next generation of the biomedical workforce.
The Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy has three core divisions: Anatomy, led by Kirk McHugh, PhD, Bioethics, led by Ryan Nash, MD, and Biomedical Education. Faculty, staff and students within each division work collaboratively across divisions and departments within the Ohio State College of Medicine and across colleges within the university. This organizational structure facilitates engagement and innovation.
A message from the Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Courtney Thiele, Director of Bioethics Graduate Programs and Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
It is an honor to serve as the Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of BMEA. My goal is to help our faculty, staff, and students to feel included and represented. We also seek to lead as a department that seeks to facilitate the reaching of each individual’s professional goals. We strive to foster an environment where we humbly continue to learn from, and listen to, one another, acting to create a better future.
A message from the Vice Chair for Research
Dr. Jim Cray, Director of Anatomy Graduate Studies, Co-Director of Anatomy Dental Education, and Vice Chair for Research
I am immensely proud to serve as the Vice Chair for Research for the BMEA Department. The dynamic structure of the department makes the position even more exciting with the varied areas of the anatomical and applied sciences, medical education, and applications in bioethics. The future vision for the department is to grow scholarship, collaboration, and research programs to support innovation in our shared academic missions.