This is a hands-on introduction to the uses of computers in the health professions. Students are offered opportunities to learn how to use microcomputers for word processing, text and graphic layout, database management, and illustration. Anatomical Illustration Students create drawings from dissections of a cadaver. Various techniques, both traditional and contemporary, are covered. This course is an introduction to techniques of the medical illustrator.
Emphasis is on pencil sketching and pre-rendering.
Introduction to Medical Illustration Students are introduced to the application of basic illustration techniques in solving specific scientific and medical illustration problems. Camera-ready production techniques are stressed. Basic principles of surgery are introduced. This is an introduction to management concepts. Both personnel and project-management skills are covered.