By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News
PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Louisiana Christian University has received an Anatomage table, a piece of equipment that is a game changer for students studying biological sciences.
The Anatomage table is the most advanced real-human-based medical education system, according to its website. This state-of-the-art platform offers digitized human cadavers and superior medical learning tools, transforming medical education and training. By incorporating the Anatomage table, institutions can enhance learning outcomes, lower laboratory costs, and establish technological leadership.
The $105,000 table was part of a grant award from the Delta Workforce Grant Program for 2024.
“The Anatomage table includes high-resolution digitized images of actual bodies,” LCU Biology Profressor Wade Warren said. “They took cadavers, cryo-treated them and made microlevel sections from head to toe.”
Ethan Lanford, senior biology and chemistry major from Pineville, said he can’t say enough about how helpful the addition of the Anatomage table will be to the LCU Biology Department and for future students.
“In the past, we had to learn the hard way with minimal technology in the anatomy lab,” Lanford said. “However, the Anatomage table changes that dynamic. Now, students will be able to observe virtual dissections and see anatomical structures in the context of actual human bodies that have been digitized. The interest level in the lab should skyrocket, and this intrigue should provide a much more interactive learning experience. Personally, the Anatomage table has given me the opportunity to learn the human body in a much more intricate manner before going to medical school.”
