Welcome to Anatome
Inclusive anatomical education for all.
About Anatome
Anatome is an initiative founded by Aisia Lea, a medical student at the University of Nottingham. All of Anatome's images have been photographed by Steven Galloway and David McMahon at the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham. With thanks to Deborah Merrick, Natasha Noel-Barker, Leia Boote and Katherine Linehan for their role in developing, organising and supporting the project.
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Funding for the images produced as part of the Anatome project was awarded by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fund at the University of Nottingham.
A Lack of Diversity in Anatomical Education
Anatome was founded in April 2023 by Aisia Lea, a medical student at the University of Nottingham, after she completed her dissertation regarding ethnic inclusivity in the anatomical curriculum. Following this, she realised that inclusivity in general was lacking in anatomical education, and that something needed to change. Thus, Anatome was born.
Tackling the Hard Challenge
The main goal for Anatome was to develop a repository of diverse surface anatomical imagery to support a more inclusive education for students. After hard work and support by staff members, Anatome is currently being funded by the University of Nottingham to produce a pilot of imagery to be launched for educational use in May 2024.
A Multifaceted Approach to Improving Education
Whilst Anatome's main goal was to produce diverse surface anatomical imagery, the initiative has developed further than this to enrich the education that medical students experience. We host a podcast that uplifts the voices of individuals pertinent to the inclusivity space, develop educational blog posts, and will soon be launching a range of teaching resources for students and staff members.