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environment that encourages
collaboration and the
nurturing of knowledge.
Brion Benninger, MD, MS
Dr. Brion Benninger (right) uses Google Glass with SonicEye finger probe to assess an ankle ligament.
We want to create an “
taught. Many students are taught to memorize structures COMP-Northwest holds continuing education courses for
rather than develop an understanding of the concepts of multiple disciplines. All health care providers, whether
anatomy, which better enables them to see the associated with WesternU or not, will have a forum to
stereostructural anatomy. share ideas and conduct translational and reverse
translational research.
“If you live by that sword, you die by that sword,
regarding rote memorization,” Benninger said. “The “The goal is, we reach out and help all fields of health
purpose of this is not to change how great teachers teach care,” Benninger said. “We want to create an
at the high school and baccalaureate level. It’s to help environment that encourages collaboration and the
inform them of basic goals and nurturing of knowledge. We will
standards and critical information conduct research internally in
about stereostructural anatomy Lebanon and Pomona, and make sure
concepts that students must have that certain experts in the world who
when they arrive here or at any health don’t have easy access to an anatomy
care institution.” center or lab can reach out to us and
we can collaborate on projects with
His goal is to bring together them.”
representatives from all levels – K-12,
community colleges and baccalaureate These visiting experts will come to
– and create a delphi panel to form a MAC, conduct their research and
standardized document that would mentor COMP-Northwest students
continue to develop, and then share and residents.
this information with educators in the state. He would
like Oregon students, regardless of where they go to “It’s a great networking opportunity, to invite the rest of
graduate school, to have a foundation they can build on. the world to share, support and exchange innovation
and technology,” Benninger said. “Innovative
“It would be fantastic if a school says whenever we take technology regarding education, reverse translational
students from Oregon, they always seem to have good research and clinical skills is practiced at multiple levels
fundamentals,” Benninger said. “Wherever they go, within the MAC.” – Rodney Tanaka
people will be quite pleased with that student’s
stereostructural concept of anatomy.”
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environment that encourages
collaboration and the
nurturing of knowledge.
Brion Benninger, MD, MS
Dr. Brion Benninger (right) uses Google Glass with SonicEye finger probe to assess an ankle ligament.
We want to create an “
taught. Many students are taught to memorize structures COMP-Northwest holds continuing education courses for
rather than develop an understanding of the concepts of multiple disciplines. All health care providers, whether
anatomy, which better enables them to see the associated with WesternU or not, will have a forum to
stereostructural anatomy. share ideas and conduct translational and reverse
translational research.
“If you live by that sword, you die by that sword,
regarding rote memorization,” Benninger said. “The “The goal is, we reach out and help all fields of health
purpose of this is not to change how great teachers teach care,” Benninger said. “We want to create an
at the high school and baccalaureate level. It’s to help environment that encourages collaboration and the
inform them of basic goals and nurturing of knowledge. We will
standards and critical information conduct research internally in
about stereostructural anatomy Lebanon and Pomona, and make sure
concepts that students must have that certain experts in the world who
when they arrive here or at any health don’t have easy access to an anatomy
care institution.” center or lab can reach out to us and
we can collaborate on projects with
His goal is to bring together them.”
representatives from all levels – K-12,
community colleges and baccalaureate These visiting experts will come to
– and create a delphi panel to form a MAC, conduct their research and
standardized document that would mentor COMP-Northwest students
continue to develop, and then share and residents.
this information with educators in the state. He would
like Oregon students, regardless of where they go to “It’s a great networking opportunity, to invite the rest of
graduate school, to have a foundation they can build on. the world to share, support and exchange innovation
and technology,” Benninger said. “Innovative
“It would be fantastic if a school says whenever we take technology regarding education, reverse translational
students from Oregon, they always seem to have good research and clinical skills is practiced at multiple levels
fundamentals,” Benninger said. “Wherever they go, within the MAC.” – Rodney Tanaka
people will be quite pleased with that student’s
stereostructural concept of anatomy.”
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