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Update on the state of the anatomy educator shortage

Update on the state of the anatomy educator shortage Anatomy education is a cornerstone of health professions education. With the expansive growth of graduate and health professions programs, increased student enrollments, and the advancement of new medical techniques and technologies, the demand for anatomy education is robust. At the time of this editorial, within the United States (U.S.) and Puerto Rico there were 330 masters level nursing programs ((AACN) AAoCoN, n.d.), 329 speech‐language pathology programs (CAA, n.d.), 300 physician assistant programs (ARC‐PA, n.d.), 300 physical therapy programs (CAPTE, n.d.), 248 occupational therapy programs (ACOTE, n.d.), 198 osteopathic and allopathic medicine programs (LCME, n.d.; Association AO, n.d.), 70 dental medicine programs (CODA, n.d.), and 32 veterinary medicine programs (Association AVM, n.d.). Anatomy curricula, in some form, are common among these most popular health professions programs. However, with a limited supply of anatomy educators entering the workforce (Wilson et al., 2020, 2021; Edwards et al., 2022), hiring well‐qualified individuals to teach the anatomical sciences is presently a challenge. The identified supply and demand mismatch has brought anatomy job market trends into the limelight and raises the question, “Are we, as a profession, equipped to meet the current and future needs of the health education market?”HISTORY OF THE ANATOMY EDUCATOR SHORTAGEThe anatomy educator shortage was first reported in 1961 when Eldred and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Anatomical Sciences Education Wiley

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Copyright © 2023 American Association for Anatomy
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Anatomy education is a cornerstone of health professions education. With the expansive growth of graduate and health professions programs, increased student enrollments, and the advancement of new medical techniques and technologies, the demand for anatomy education is robust. At the time of this editorial, within the United States (U.S.) and Puerto Rico there were 330 masters level nursing programs ((AACN) AAoCoN, n.d.), 329 speech‐language pathology programs (CAA, n.d.), 300 physician assistant programs (ARC‐PA, n.d.), 300 physical therapy programs (CAPTE, n.d.), 248 occupational therapy programs (ACOTE, n.d.), 198 osteopathic and allopathic medicine programs (LCME, n.d.; Association AO, n.d.), 70 dental medicine programs (CODA, n.d.), and 32 veterinary medicine programs (Association AVM, n.d.). Anatomy curricula, in some form, are common among these most popular health professions programs. However, with a limited supply of anatomy educators entering the workforce (Wilson et al., 2020, 2021; Edwards et al., 2022), hiring well‐qualified individuals to teach the anatomical sciences is presently a challenge. The identified supply and demand mismatch has brought anatomy job market trends into the limelight and raises the question, “Are we, as a profession, equipped to meet the current and future needs of the health education market?”HISTORY OF THE ANATOMY EDUCATOR SHORTAGEThe anatomy educator shortage was first reported in 1961 when Eldred and

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Published: Nov 1, 2023

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