Development of Body Cavity (Texas A&M MGA Week 6)

John McLachlan, PhD

Dr. John McLachlan is the Professor of Medical Education at Durham University in England, UK.
He obtained his PhD in Developmental Biology at the University of London. Previously, he was Director of Undergraduate Medicine and Associate Dean of Medicine at Durham University from 2005 to 2016, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Medical Education journal.
Due to his experience, his work on anatomy pedagogy has influenced anatomy teaching in the five new medical schools that have opened in the UK since Medical Education was first published in 2004.
Within Lecturio, Dr. McLachlan teaches courses on Embryology.

Brian Alverson, MD

Dr. Brian Alverson is the Residency Director at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware and a Professor of Pediatrics at Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Until 2022, he has been a Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medical Science at Brown University, as well as the Director for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Hasbro Children's Hospital, Rhode Island, USA.

He obtained his MD at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1999 and is currently also the Director of Undergraduate Pediatric Education at the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.

Due to his achievements in pediatric education, he has won over 25 teaching awards at two Ivy League Medical Schools.

Within Lecturio, Dr. Alverson teaches courses on Pediatrics.

Peter Ward, PhD

Dr. Peter J. Ward is a Professor of Gross Anatomy at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in West Virginia, USA.
He obtained his PhD in Medical Anatomy Education from Purdue University in 2005. Currently, he is a respected teacher and researcher in the fields of anatomy, histology, embryology, neuroscience and approaches to learning and teaching.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Ward teaches courses on Embryology.