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Welcome to the MERLOT Health Sciences Portal, an educational resource for health professionals. You are invited to join MERLOT―it's free―and contribute to this growing community of health professionals, health professional educators, and students by using the learning materials, submitting your own modules and assignments for evaluation, and learning ideas to help you learn as well as teach in a variety of settings.

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This overview and information is for health care professionals and students to understand and value the upcoming technology and medical advances related to genomics. It can be used in the classroom as a Powerpoint Presentation or assigned to students or health care staff for self-study.

Genetics and Genomics in Health Care in MERLOT

New Materials

Effects of Vitamin D3 on the Proliferation and Mineralization of Human Osteoblast-Like Cells: Implications of Biofield Energy Healing Treatment
Silently progressing metabolic bone disorders are widely increased that affects the quality of life as one of the key...
Implication of Biofield Energy Healing Based Vitamin D3 on Osteoblastic Differentiation
Bone is one of the dynamic organ of the endoskeleton, which play a vital role in maintain the structural integrity, blood...
Radiation Protection and Biology Discussion Forum Grading Rubric and Guidelines
Developing engagement activities for online courses can be challenging. Discussion forums can be simple yet effective. ...
Cancer Management in Radiation Oncology Discussion Forum Grading Rubric and Guidelines
Developing engagement activities for online courses can be challenging. Discussion forums can be simple yet effective. ...
Principles of Radiation Oncology Discussion Forum Grading Rubric and Guidelines
Developing engagement activities for online courses can be challenging. Discussion forums can be simple yet effective. ...
Pathology for the Radiologic Sciences Discussion Forum Grading Rubric and Guidelines
Developing engagement activities for online courses can be challenging. Discussion forums can be simple yet effective. ...
Sectional Anatomy - Discussion Forum Guidelines and Grading Rubric
Developing engagement activities for online courses can be challenging. Discussion forums can be simple yet effective. ...
Introduction to Sectional Anatomy
This presentation is for students and educators in the radiologic sciences. The topic is introduction to sectional...
Introduction To Pathology in the Radiologic Sciences
This presentation is for students and educators in the radiologic sciences. The topic is introduction to pathology. ...
Female Mammary Architecture Demonstration – Breast Cancer and Mastectomy Principle – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Ischioanal Fossa–Alcocks Canal–Sciatic Foramen–Pudendal Dissection-Clinical Narration–Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Surgical Anatomy Demonstration of Eviscerated Urinary Bladder – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Meticulous Demonstration of All Arteries in Pelvis–Iliac–Corona Mortis-Extra-Pelvic - Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Internal Architecture of Eviscerated Liver – Hepatic Veins Fissures Surgical Segments–Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Eviscerated Liver – Topography Spaces Ligaments Fissures – Clinical Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Aorta - Vena Cava - Azygos Vein - Cisterna Chyli Dissection and Clinical Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Posterior Abdominal Wall Dissection – Muscles Nerves Clinical Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
AbdominoThoracic Diaphragm Denuded – Complete ClinicoAnatomic Description – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Pancreas Eviscerated - Detailed Clinico-Surgical Description – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Suprarenal Dissection-Location-Relations-Vascular Description – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Pelvi-Calyceal-Ureteric Meticulous Dissection - Clinico-Surgical Aspects Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Kidney Dissection in Real-Time and Clinico-Surgical Aspects Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Splenic Dissection in Real-Time and Clinico-Surgical Aspects Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Detailed Biliary System Surgical Dissection with Exhaustive Clinical Narration – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...

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Hunter Starr
East Carolina University
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Non-profit
Jennifer Moore
Saint Joseph Health System
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Leiden University Medical Center
Kristin McCloud
John Brown University
Joseph Daodu
East Carolina University
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James Drummond
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Dublin Institute of Technology
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Stanford University
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Rochester Institute of Technology
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
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East Carolina University
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