• Ingrid Ganske, Teddy Su, Marios Loukas, and Kitt Shaffer.
• Harvard Medical School, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. Ingrid_Ganske@hms.harvard.edu
• Acad Radiol. 2006 Aug 1; 13 (8): 1038-46.

Rationale And ObjectivesWe sought to determine the current and anticipated future status of anatomy education in medical schools in North America, with particular emphasis on the role of radiologists and imaging in the curriculum.Materials And MethodsA Web-based survey was sent to all schools identified using the AAMC Web site to find e-mail addresses for deans and course directors.ResultsResponses were obtained from approximately 50% of schools. Most courses are taught over a semester, and most are directed by anatomists. Only one is directed by a radiologist. Dissection is still the major teaching method, with radiologic anatomy averaging about 5% of total teaching time. Most directors anticipate a decrease in teaching time over the next 5 years and an increase in use of digital methods and teaching of radiologic anatomy.ConclusionThe role of radiologists will probably increase in future teaching of anatomy.

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