Taking A Leap Anatomy and Physiology was my favorite course in college. After spending a semester elbow deep in human cadavers, I returned the next semester as a lab assistant and began tutoring the subject to underclassmen. So ten years later, when my parents saw an ad in the local paper for an A&P instructor…
Category: Anatomy & Physiology Instructor
My Back Pocket
I have a piece of paper in my back pocket. My figurative back pocket, that is. In reality, the paper sits in a green file folder marked, “PT License.” The paper was issued by the state of New York. License #020405. I received it after successfully completing an accredited physical therapy curriculum and passing a…
Learning New Things
They literally stopped me on my morning walk – the yellow daffodil blooms vibrant against a deep green hillside. I pulled my cell phone out of my jacket pocket to take a picture. I’ve wanted to take a photography class but haven’t made it a priority yet. In the meantime, I’ve been playing with the…
Two down, Two to go
“A world without Rebecca is not a world worth living in,” she said. A little extreme perhaps, but I appreciated the sentiment. She was the dean of the natural sciences department. I was a well-liked adjunct instructor of anatomy and physiology. I had just told her I was leaving her institution to adjunct at another…
Words That Made A Difference
I wasn’t always a very optimistic person. In fact, I clearly remember a time in my life when my mother told me over and over to “look on the bright side.” Mom tells me she doesn’t recall that. Which reminds me of a little girl on Oprah whose mother had passed away. The mother knew…
Variety
When talking to a parent of one of my tutoring students last week, he asked what I do for work other than tutoring. People assume I must be a high school math teacher since I’m tutoring their high school child in that very subject. I told him I teach Anatomy & Physiology at a local…
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