UR Faculty: John T. Hansen

Ph.D. (1974)
Tulane University

John T. Hansen
Professor
Neurobiology and Anatomy
Director of Curriculum Development and Associate Dean for Admissions, Offices of Medical Education

For more details about John Hansen:

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Research: Medical Education and Curriculum Development

Contact Information:
E-Mail: john_hansen@urmc.rochester.edu

University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 603
Rochester, New York 14642

Medical Center G-9532
Phone: (585) 275-4606

Research Overview

Following 25 years of extramurally funded bench research on peripheral and central dopaminergic systems and neural plasticity, I embarked on a "second" scholarly career in medical education. As Director of Curriculum Development in the Office of Curricular Affairs, I have been involved in the design and oversight of Rochester's new Double Helix Curriculum (DHC). The DHC weaves basic and clinical sciences through all four years of the medical curriculum like the intertwining strands of the double helix molecule. This integrated hybrid Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum represents a major break through in medical education and has become in four short years a national model for undergraduate medical education. I am directly involved in training PBL tutors, course design, exam-writing workshops, and assessment design and implementation. Further information about the DHC may be obtained by going to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry home page.

Recent Publications

Rubin, P. and J.T. Hansen 2006. Oncoanatomy. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp 350. (In Press)

Hansen, J.T. and D.R. Lambert 2005. Netter’s Clinical Anatomy. Icon Learning Systems, Carlstadt, NJ, pp 668.

Ward, D., C-T. Fong, J. Hansen, L. Chen, B. Blaxall, R. O'Keefe and E. Puzas. 2005. Process of discovery-Basic science course for fourth year medical students. Abstract, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC

Hansen, J.T. 2002, Embryology and anatomy of the thyroid gland. In: Pellitteri, P. and McCaffrey, T. eds., Endocrine Surgery of the Head and Neck, Singular Publishing Group, Inc., San Diego, (In Press).

Hansen, J.T. 2002, Embryology and anatomy of the parathyroid gland. In: Pellitteri, P. and McCaffrey, T., eds., Endocrine Surgery of the Head and Neck, Singular Publishing Group, Inc., San Diego, (In Press).

Kyrkanides, S., Moore, A.H., Olschowka, J.A., Daeschner, J.C., Williams, J.P., Hansen, J.T. and O'Banion, M.K. 2002, Cyclooxygenase-2 modulates brain inflammation-related gene expression in CNS radiation injury. Molecular Brain Research, (In Press).

Hansen, J.T. (Consulting Editor) 2002, Atlas of Human Anatomy. Netter, Frank H., Third Edition. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ pp. 600. (In Press)

Hansen, J.T. 2002, Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ (A boxed set of 331 4" X 6" anatomy flash cards for medical and allied health students.)

Hansen, J.T. and Koeppen, B.M. 2002, Netter's Atlas of Human Physiology. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ pp. 221.

Hansen, J.T. 2002, Essential Anatomy Dissector: Following Grant's Method. Second Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia pp. 224.

Hansen, J.T. (Editor) 2002, Netter Respiratory System Presenter. Version 1.0. Novartis and Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ. (CD-ROM for physicians with images exportable to power point).

Hansen, J.T. (Editor) 2002. Netter Dermatology Presenter. Version 1.0. Novartis and Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ (CD-ROM for physicians with images exportable to power point).

Hansen, J.T. (Editor) 2001, The Netter Presenter Human Anatomy Collection Version 1.0. Icon Learning Systems, Tereboro, NJ. (CD-ROM of 950 Fran H. Netter anatomy images for power point presentations).

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