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Mcdermotta

Cynthia McDermott, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Schools/Departments School of Physician Assistant Studies - Boston

Programs Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

Contact cynthia.mcdermott@mcphs.edu
617.432.3676

Education
BA, Albion College
 PhD, Wayne State University 
Areas of Teaching

Anatomy

Scholarly Interests
Student-directed learning
 Learner-centered teaching
Interfacing information from various sources to form a more complete educational experience

 Examination of Residents as teachers. Brigham and Women's OB-GYN residents teaching pelvic anatomy to students. Report of study outcome submitted for publication, 2006

Analysis of effective learning through presentation and dissection vs. presentation alone. A comparison of anatomy scores of students who dissect and present material with those of students whom learned by presentation. (MCPHS), 2003

Biomechanical and Computer-aided Models of the Healthy and Incontinent Female Pelvic Floor (Co-investigator), 2001

Tutorial Guidance cards HMS Human Body; IN701; Assessment of student ranking regarding which cards are most useful for guiding first year students towards self-directed tutorial learning, 2000
Honors
Academy Award for Excellence in Tutoring (Year 1), 2007
Graduating MCPHS Class of 2005 chose Gross Anatomy as their favorite class, 2005
Nominee, HMS Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Years 1&2), 2004
Nominee, HMS Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Years 1&2), 2003
Nominee, HMS Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Years 1&2), 2002
Nominee, HMS Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Years 1&2), 2001
Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching - Harvard Medical School, 1999

Roof DJ and Heth CA: Photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium; Transduction and renewal mechanisms. In Albert DM and Jakobiec FA (eds), Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology: Basic Sciences, pp 309-332. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 1993.
Current Professional Memberships, Service & Leadership
Associate Director for Operations, Anatomical Resources HMS, 2006-
Medical Education Steering Committee HMS, 2003-
Association of American Medical Colleges, 2003-
2001 American Association of Anatomists, 2001-
Sigma Xi , 1991- 
Personal Interests
Beekeeping
 Hunting
Gardening
Keeping chickens
Learning to play cello