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Overview
Anatomy
Vision of the department
The vision of the anatomy department is to create a centre of excellence for teaching and research in anatomy, body donation services, genetic diagnosis and counselling.
Departmental objectives
To provide health science students with clinically relevant knowledge of the structure of the human body using interactive teaching and learning methods.
- To conduct high quality research in clinical anatomy, neuroanatomy, histology, genetics and anatomy education.
- To provide cost effective genetic diagnostic and counselling services to patients with compassion and care.
- To provide efficient and effective embalming services.
- To motivate and counsel voluntary body donors.
Research done by the department
The department conducts both intradepartmental, interdepartmental and interinstitutional research in clinical anatomy, neuroanatomy, anatomy education and genetics. A large proportion of research projects are conducted by undergraduate students, postgraduate students and PhD scholars under the guidance of the faculty members of the department. Specific areas of research include the effects of electro-convulsive shock on the amygdala and hippocampus, neurosurgical anatomy of the cervical spine, morphology of cerebellum, fascicular architecture of peripheral nerves, anatomical variations, anthropometry, active learning methods in anatomy, histology staining techniques, body donation and clinical anatomy.
List of resources created in the department
- PowerPoint presentations for MBBS, nursing, allied health sciences and physiotherapy
- General handbook with overview of the anatomy curriculum
- Manual for MBBS students including dissection, osteology, histology and genetics record, workbook for embryology, surface marking and clinical case scenarios (Basic science correlation)
- Logbook and portfolio as per the CBME requirements
- YouTube videos for Histology, Osteology and Neuroanatomy
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Services
Voluntary body donation program:
The department will encourage the generalpublic to donate body after death for medical education and research purpose. The body donation is a noble gesture to cherish and support the Anatomy teaching and research, which is permissible according to the Karnataka Anatomy Act (Amendment) (1998).The Department can be contacted within the office working hours 9 am to 4.30 pm from Monday to Friday and from 9 am to 1 pm ...
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Embalming
At St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, funeral embalming is undertaken by the Dept. of Anatomy as a public service commitment to preserve the body. The above services are provided by department 24X7 on all days of the week.
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Body dressing
The loved ones of the deceased prefer that the body is washed, dressed and made presentable for viewing. Special care is required to present the body of the deceased in lifelike form. The above services are provided by department 24X7.
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Publications
Awareness & perceptions about organ donation among patient attendants in a tertiary-care hospital in South India: An observational study
Neha Joe, Shinto Teni Chakala, Farah Fathima, Nachiket Shankar Assessment of Attitudes, ethics and communication skills in a competency based undergraduate medical curriculum
Shankar, N., Fathima, F.N., Lakshmi, T.A. Feasibility and utility of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) as an end-of internship assessment of MBBS training in a medical college in Southern India
Jananee Muralidharan, Sanjiv Lewin Suneetha Nithyanandam, John Stephen Mary Joseph Lakshmi TA Pretesh Rohan Kiran Nachiket Shankar Sumithra Selvam and Prem Mony Yearwise list of Publications
Department Authors Awareness & perceptions about organ donation among patient attendants in a tertiary-care hospital in South India: An observational study
Neha Joe, Shinto Teni Chakala, Farah Fathima, Nachiket Shankar An online course to teach clinical reasoning skills: Students’ perspectives and short-term outcomes
SUNEETHA NITHYANANDAM, JOHN STEPHEN, NACHIKET SHANKAR, MARY JOSEPH, SOUMYA UMESH, JANANEE MURALIDHARAN, THENMOZHI NAGARAJAN4, AARON CHARLES LOBO, LAKSHMI ANANTHARAMAN Impact of Electroconvulive Shock (ECS) on Hip[pocampal Neuroplasticity : A Morphometric Analysis in Male Wistar Rats
Smitha Jsm1 , Roopa R2 , M. Bindu Kutty3 , C Andrade4 Rapid, Cost - Effective Approach to Human sperm Morphology by using Pre- Stained Methylene Blue Slides
Smitha JSM1 , Yogitha R2 , Sumitra V Assessment of Attitudes, ethics and communication skills in a competency based undergraduate medical curriculum
Shankar, N., Fathima, F.N., Lakshmi, T.A. Discussion, disagreement & dialogue (3D) : A Preventive Learning approach for undergraduate MBBS Students to embrace what is right rather tan who!!!
Jarina Begum, Syed Irfan Ali, Nachiket Shankar, D. Lakshmi Lalitha Effectiveness of mind mapping as compared lectures for teaching anatomy among first year medical students - A randomized control study
Sunil Mathew1, Stephen Dayal2, Nachiket Shankar3 Teaching and learning of attitudes, ethics and communication using the AETCOM module in India
F. N. Fathima N. Shankar T. A. Lakshmi Method: types and frequency of formative assessment in competency learning: Student view
Swaroop Chand Bhansali Ragam Ravi Sunder Nachiket Shankar , Perugu Balananda simulation-based training in otoscopy for undergraduate medical students
Vadisha Srinivas Bhat1, Marina Saldanha1, Shubha P. Bhat2, Nachiket Shankar3 Mark Jittu Vincent1, Tariq Mohamed1 comparison of illustrative Handouts and Self-drawing on Learning outcomes from Anatomy Lectures
Narayanan, Suresh; Shankar, Nachiket1 Medical students perception to different types of reasoning questions in Histology lectures
Suresh Narayanan, Nachiket Shankar, Vimala Ananthy Factors influencing the completion of 2 years of rural service by MBBS Graduated at and Indian Medical College - A qualitative study
Verna Mauren Amy 1 , Nachiket Shankar 1 Effectiveness of blended learning radiological anatomy for first year undergraduate medical students
Chitra Nagaraj 1 , Shyamala Bhadravathi Yadurappa 2 , Lakshmi Trikkur Anantharaman 1 , Yogitha Ravindranath 1 , Nachiket Shankar 1 Establishing a simulation centre in an Indian Medical College - the St.John's experience
N. Shankar J. Lagoo J. Stephen S. Nithyanandam S. Lewin Life after Death - the Dead shall Teach the Living. A qualitative Study on the Motivations and Expectations of Body Donors, their families, and religious scholars in the South Indian City of Bangalore
Aiswarya Sasi 1 , Radhika Hegde 2 , Stephen Dayal 3 , Manjulika Vaz 4 No Data available for Book chapters.
2nd Edition Text Book of Applied Anatomy applied Physiology
Nachiket Shankar, Mario Vaz Gray's Clinical Photographic Dissector of the Human Body 3rd South Asia Edition
Marious Loukas R. Shane Tubbs, Raveendranath Veeramani, Nachiket Shankar No Data available for Other Publications.
News
Events
11th October
Saturday
October 11, 2025
Medtronic - Workshop conducted by Medtronic in collaboration with Department of Anatomy, Cadaver Lab, St.Johns Medical College.
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January 1, 1970
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16th January
Thursday
10th May
Saturday
May 10, 2025
ANACON - Cadaver based Hands-on Workshop ultrasound guided regional Anaesthesia
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Schedule
| Day | Time | Activity/Event | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00–11:00 | MBBS Lecture: Musculoskeletal | Lecture Hall A | UG batch |
| Tuesday | 2:00–4:00 | Histology Practical | Anatomy Lab | Pre-booking required |
| Wednesday | 10:30–12:00 | Postgraduate Journal Club | Seminar Room | PG, PhD students |
| Thursday | 1:00–2:00 | Faculty Research Meeting | Conf. Room | All department faculty |
| Friday | 11:00–1:00 | Guest Seminar: Imaging Anatomy | Seminar Room | Open to all |
| Saturday | 9:00–10:30 | Dissection Workshop | Anatomy Lab | Limited slots |
Speciality Clinics
Speciality clinics information not available.
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Anatomy Museum
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