About Valerie O'Loughlin
Valerie Dean O’Loughlin is a Professor of Anatomy at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), where she teaches human gross anatomy to medical students, basic human anatomy to undergraduates, and human anatomy for medical imaging evaluation to undergraduate and graduate students. She also teaches a pedagogical methods course and mentors MS and PhD students pursuing anatomy education research. She is a President Emeritus of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS). She received the AAA Basmajian Award for excellence in teaching gross anatomy and outstanding accomplishments in scholarship in education. She received numerous teaching awards from IUSM including the Scholar Educator award, which recognizes a single faculty member who approaches teaching through a scholarly lens. She also received the 2018 AAA Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award for excellence in human anatomy education. Valerie is co-author of two textbooks: McKinley/O’Loughlin/Pennefather-O’Brien: Human Anatomy, 5th edition and McKinley/O’Loughlin/Bidle: Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach, 3rd edition.
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