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© 2022 The Authors. The Anatomical Record published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Anatomy. Anatomy is a discipline that, despite its universal nature, offers limited diversity in terms of representation in cadavers, imagery, technology, and models used within teaching. The universal move toward inclusive curricula has put anatomy education under the microscope, particularly with respect to efforts to decolonize curricula. This paper considers the challenges and opportunities to diversify the anatomy curriculum. Decolonizing anatomy education curricula will entail addressing the ingrained cultures within the disciplines, such that produces a number of challenges including: underrepresentation of certain bodies, difficulty talking about difference, and the hidden curriculum in anatomy education. In order to aid educators in achieving inclusive anatomy curricula, a toolkit and considerations are presented, alongside both do’s, don’ts and case examples. We highlight the black-or-white dichotomy, and the absence of brown in between. The paper is a conversation starter for what it means to begin the process of decolonizing the curriculum within anatomy education.
Author(s): Finn GM, Danquah A, Matthan J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Anatomical Record
Year: 2022
Volume: 305
Issue: 4
Pages: 938-951
Print publication date: 01/04/2022
Online publication date: 05/01/2022
Acceptance date: 30/11/2021
Date deposited: 01/02/2022
ISSN (print): 1932-8486
ISSN (electronic): 1932-8494
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24855
DOI: 10.1002/ar.24855
Notes: Special Issue Article (Special Issue: Evolution of a Discipline – The Changing Face of Anatomy)
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