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Scholarly Presentations

2025

NATIONAL

American Association of Anatomy, Anatomy Connected, Portland, OR. (March 28-30, 2025)

Poster Presentation: Dunn, I.B., Butaric, L., Myers, C., Adams, A., Topping, D., Rarey, K.E. (2025) How is Summative Exam Remediation Conducted in Anatomy? A Survey of Occupational and Physical Therapy Programs Across the United States
Poster Presentation: Galguera-Kelm, D., Adams, N., Dunn, I.B., Walker, A.N, Nonabur, V. (2025) Exploring Physician Assistant Student Perspectives of Community-Building in a First-Semester Gross Anatomy Laboratory Course
Poster Presentation: Camacho, L., Adams, N., Walker, A., Dunn, I.B., Nonabur, V. (2025) Formative Assessment in Gross Anatomy for First-Year Dental Students
Poster Presentation: Leatham, C., Adams, N., Dunn, I.B., Walker, A.N., Rarey, K.E., Nonabur, V. (2025) Exploring Social and Cognitive Congruence in Anatomy Education: Dental Students’ Perceptions of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Peer Tutors in the Cadaver Lab

STATE

University of Florida College of Medicine Celebration of Research Day, Gainesville, FL. February 25, 2025

Poster Presentation: Dunn, I.B, DeLeon, J., Celik, D., Weitzel, S., Rarey, K.E. (2024) Elevating Anatomy Flashcards: Insights from Physician Assistant Students on New Gamification Features
Poster Presentation: Galguera-Kelm, D., Adams, N., Dunn, I.B., Walker, A.N, Nonabur, V. (2025) Exploring Physician Assistant Student Perspectives of Community-Building in a First-Semester Gross Anatomy Laboratory Course
Poster Presentation: Camacho, L., Adams, N., Walker, A., Dunn, I.B., Nonabur, V. (2025) Formative Assessment in Gross Anatomy for First-Year Dental Students
Poster Presentation: Leatham, C., Adams, N., Dunn, I.B., Walker, A.N., Rarey, K.E., Nonabur, V. (2025) Exploring Social and Cognitive Congruence in Anatomy Education: Dental Students’ Perceptions of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Peer Tutors in the Cadaver Lab

2024

NATIONAL

April 2024 – Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA): Annual Conference, Houston Texas

Platform Presentation: Walker, A.N., Collins, B. R., Topping, D., Nonabur, V., & Rarey, K. E. Going Back to the Anatomy Roots: Exploring the Integration of Anatomy Sessions During Clinical Clerkships.

March 2024 – American Association for Anatomy: Anatomy Connected, Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada

Poster Presentation: Walker, A.N., Huynh, P., Rarey, K.E., Adams, N. Can We Predict Your Performance? Exploring Relationships Between Pre-Matriculation Data and Gross Anatomy Performance.
Poster Presentation: Adams, N., Walker, A. N., Nassour, I., & Nonabur, V. Rare Quadfurcation of the Celiac Trunk.
Poster Presentation: Dunn, I. B.,Weitzel, S., Snyder, D., Griffin, I., Downey, D., Sarmiento, I., Rarey, K. E. A Novel Digital Flashcard Tool: Exploring Students’ Perceptions.
Oral Presentation: Collins, B. R., Walker, A. N., Huynh, P. B., Adams, A., Topping, D. B., Nonabur, V., & Rarey, K. E. Relationship Between Anatomy Self-Efficacy and Clinical Clerkship Anatomy Workshops.
Oral Presentation: Walker, A.N., Collins, B. R., Topping, D., Nonabur, V., & Rarey, K. E. Reigniting the Sparks of Anatomy: Implementing Anatomy Workshops During Clerkship Rotations.

STATE

February 2024 – University of Florida College of Medicine Research Day: Gainesville, FL

Poster Presentation: Walker, A.N., Huynh, P., Rarey, K.E., Adams, N. Can We Predict Your Performance? Exploring Relationships Between Pre-Matriculation Data and Gross Anatomy Performance.
Oral Presentation: Collins, B. R. AnatomyGPT…A Customized Artificial Intelligence Tool for Anatomy Education.
Oral Presentation: Walker, A. N., Collins, B. R., Topping, D. B., Nonabur, V., & Rarey, K. E. Extending the Threads of Anatomy: Vertical Integration of Gross Anatomy into Clinical Clerkships.

2023

NATIONAL

March 2023 – American Association for Anatomy: Anatomy Connected, Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Poster Presentation: Walker, A.N., Pringle, R., Rarey K.E., Nonabur N., Topping, D.T., Zhu, J. Low-Stakes Quizzing (LSQ) in Medical Gross Anatomy: Exploring student perceptions of student-created lab quizzes in first-year medical student gross anatomy course.
Poster Presentation: Adams, N., Rarey K.E., Nonabur N., Topping, D.T., Zhu, J., Walker, A.N. Journal Club with a Twist: A novel approach to journal club in the Anatomical Sciences.

STATE

November 2023 – Florida Education Research Conference, Daytona Beach, FL

Poster Presentation: Walker, A.N., Huynh, P., Rarey, K.E., Adams, N. Can We Predict Your Performance? Exploring Relationships Between Pre-Matriculation Data and Gross Anatomy Performance.
Poster Presentation: Adams, N., Walker, A.N. A Novel Perspective on Research Rotations: Bridging the College of Medicine and the College of Education.
Poster Presentation: Dunn, I.B., Rarey, K.E., Weitzel, S. Exploring the Implementation of Digital Anatomy Flashcards on Student Perceptions in Gross Anatomy.

April 2023 – University of Florida College of Education Research Symposium, Gainesville, FL

Poster Presentation: Walker, A.N., Pringle, R., Rarey K.E., Nonabur N., Topping, D.T., Zhu, J. Low-Stakes Quizzing (LSQ) in Medical Gross Anatomy: Exploring student perceptions of student-created lab quizzes in first-year medical student gross anatomy course.
Poster Presentation: Adams, N., Rarey K.E., Nonabur N., Topping, D.T., Zhu, J., Walker, A.N. Journal Club with a Twist: A novel approach to journal club in the Anatomical Sciences.
Oral Presentation: Adams, N., & Collins, B. R. Citation Framework for Large Blocks of Text Generated by ChatGPT.
Honorable Mention: Adams, N., Walker, A.N. A Novel Perspective on Research Rotations: Bridging the College of Medicine and the College of Education.

February 2023 – University of Florida College of Medicine Research Day: Gainesville, FL

Poster Presentation: Adams, N., Rarey K.E., Nonabur N., Topping, D.T., Zhu, J., Walker, A.N. Journal Club with a Twist: A novel approach to journal club in the Anatomical Sciences.
Poster Presentation: Walker, A.N., Pringle, R., Rarey K.E., Nonabur N., Topping, D.T., Zhu, J. Low-Stakes Quizzing (LSQ) in Medical Gross Anatomy: Exploring student perceptions of student-created lab quizzes in first-year medical student gross anatomy course.

Peer-reviewed publications

2024

Collins, B. R., Black, E. W., & Rarey, K. E. (2024). Introducing AnatomyGPT: A Customized Artificial Intelligence Application for Anatomical Sciences Education. Clinical Anatomy,1–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.24178

Submitted manuscripts under review

2024

Walker, A.N, Dunn, I.B., Adams, A., Rarey, K.E. (2024) First Years Teaching First Years: Medical Student Perspectives of the Benefits and Challenges of Participating in a Peer Taught Gross Anatomy Course
Dunn, I. B.,Weitzel, S., Downey, D., Sarmiento, I., Snyder, D., Griffin, I., Rarey, K. E. (2024) A Novel Digital Flashcard Tool: Exploring Students’ Perceptions

Teaching Roles & Service Opportunities

Nancy Adams

2025

Spring: Teaching Assistant – BMS4136c: Human Histology

2024

Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS6610: Peripheral Nervous System
Spring: Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2B
Summer: Teaching Assistant – GMS5605: Medical Human Anatomy
Summer: Teaching Assistant – GMS5613: Diagnostic Imaging
Summer: Teaching Assistant – PA: Gross Anatomy
Fall: Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2A; GMS5057: Medical Cell Biology

2023

Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS5605: Medical Human Anatomy
Summer: Teaching Assistant – GMS5604: Medical Embryology
Fall: Teaching Assistant – GMS5604: Medical Embryology

2022

Summer: Teaching Assistant – PA: Gross Anatomy
Fall: Teaching Assistant – DEN5100C: Gross Dental Anatomy

Bradley R Collins

2025

Spring: Teaching Assistant – Medical Histology (Online)

2024

Spring: Teaching Assistant – Medical Human Anatomy Laboratory (Online)

2023

Fall: Graduate Student Instructor – Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2A (Second-Year Medical Students)
Fall: Graduate Student Instructor – Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1A (First-Year Medical Students)
Fall: Teaching Assistant – Medical Human Anatomy Laboratory (Online)
Fall: Presenter – Anatomy Workshops for Clinical Clerkships (Medical Students)
Spring: Graduate Student Instructor – Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1B (First-Year Medical Students)
Summer: Teaching Assistant – Medical Human Anatomy Laboratory (Online)
Summer: Graduate Student Instructor – Gross Anatomy (Physician Assistant Students)
Health Care Summer Institute 2023 – Panelist & Anatomy Laboratory Facilitator

2022

Fall: Presenter – Anatomy Workshops for Clinical Clerkships (Medical Students)

Ivy B Dunn

GRADUATE AST-R

2025

Spring: Teaching Assistant – OTH6423: Clinical Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS5613: Diagnostic Imaging
Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS6610: Peripheral Nervous System

2024

Spring: Teaching Assistant – OTH6423: Clinical Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS5604: Medical Human Embryology
Graduate Student Representative (Anatomical Sciences Education) – Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
Chi Omega Eta Delta Chapter Advisor

2023

Spring: Teaching Assistant – ICM 1B: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1B
Summer: Teaching Assistant – PA5022: Gross Anatomy and Radiographic Anatomy
Summer: Teaching Assistant – GMS5605: Medical Human Anatomy
Fall: Teaching Assistant – DEN5100C: Gross Anatomy
Healthcare Summer Institute Facilitator and Panelist

Ashley N Walker

2025

Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS5604: Medical Human Embryology (online)

2024

Co-Host for Anatomy Tour [Y.E.A.H. Program]: “UF Health Jacksonville partnered with Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts to expose high school students to the possibility of pursuing careers in the health and science fields through a program called Youth Education for Advancing in Health, or the Y.E.A.H. program.” The Anatomy tour was created and hosted by UFCOM ASE PhD graduate students, under the mentorship of Kyle Rarey, PhD, and Dan Topping, MD. The tour consisted of an overview of the anatomy lab and the donor body program, a medical student perspective, and rotation around three stations (radiology, nervous system and brain anatomy, heart anatomy, and skeletal anatomy) to explore relevant content.
Co-Host local chapter of the American Association of Anatomy’s inaugural “Anato-BEE” Competition: This is an outreach program for high school students to participate in anatomy and to promote engagement in anatomical sciences education. UF ASE PhD students, under the mentorship of Kyle Rarey, PhD, and Dan Topping, MD, will serve as coordinators for the local virtual competition and will then assist local winners with details of attending the in-person regional competition.
Fall: Teaching Assistant – GMS5604: Medical Human Embryology (online)
Summer: Teaching Assistant – PA5022: Gross Anatomy and Radiographic Anatomy
Spring: Teaching Assistant – ICM 1B: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1B
Spring: Teaching Assistant – ICM 2B: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2B
Spring: Teaching Assistant – BMS4136C: Human Histology

2023

Co-creator of “Anatomy Sessions” within the HealthCare Summer Institute (HCSI): “UFCOM’s Office for Health Care Excellence, Community, and Belonging hosts the four-week HealthCare Summer Institute for rising junior and senior high school students who are historically excluded from careers in health, disadvantaged and, or lower socioeconomic (LSE) groups, urban, and rural backgrounds, who are interested in entering health related fields.” The Anatomy session was created and hosted by UFCOM ASE PhD graduate students, under the mentorship of Kyle Rarey, PhD, and Dan Topping, MD. It is a half-day workshop split into an inter-professional graduate student panel and an anatomy session. During the panel, the high schoolers are exposed to various professions within the multiple healthcare arenas. The anatomy experience allows the high school students to rotate around four stations (radiology, nervous system and brain anatomy, cardiovascular system and heart anatomy, and skeletal anatomy) to explore relevant content.
Co-Host local chapter of the American Association of Anatomy’s inaugural “Anato-BEE” Competition: This is an outreach program for high school students to participate in anatomy and to promote engagement in anatomical sciences education. UF ASE PhD students, under the mentorship of Kyle Rarey, PhD, and Dan Topping, MD, will serve as coordinators for the local virtual competition and will then assist local winners with details of attending the in-person regional competition.
Summer: Teaching Assistant – PA5022: Gross Anatomy and Radiographic Anatomy
Summer: Teaching Assistant – GMS6610: Peripheral Nervous System (online)
Summer: Teaching Assistant – GMS5613: Medical Diagnostic Imaging (online)
Spring: Teaching Assistant – ICM 1B: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1B
Spring: Teaching Assistant – ICM 2B: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2B
Spring: Teaching Assistant – GMS5606L: Medical Anatomy Lab (online)

2022

Fall: Teaching Assistant – ICM 1A: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1A
Fall: Teaching Assistant – ICM 2A: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2A
Summer: Teaching Assistant – PA5022: Gross Anatomy and Radiographic Anatomy