College of Medicine

Brief Account on Anatomy:

The department of anatomy was founded since the foundation of the Mosul College of medicine in 1959. The teaching staff of the department teach both the theoretical and practical parts of the material of eidetic anatomy and medical biology for first year students as well as theoretical and practical teaching of eidetic anatomy, nerve anatomy, tissues, and embryos for second year students, besides the eidetic and radial anatomy for both stages. The department contains the unit of empirical researches which provide laboratory animals such as rats and rabbits to conduct scientific researches. The department contains the electro microscope unit, whereby an up to date and developed microscope has been installed. The department contains a museum containing plastic and human samples which are embalmed and preserved. Also, the department admits the students from the college of medicine and the college of dentistry for the M sc and Ph D studies in anatomy and to supervise them; 33 M sc students and 11 Ph D students have been graduated. Every month, the department conducts seminars together with higher studies students and under the supervision of our professors.

Aims of the Department:

1- Continuous follow-up and developing the laboratory teaching process in the department and the prepared plan to achieve quality and reach at reliability.

 2- To enhance and back- up quality and reliability insurance in a way that does with the aims and objectives of the department.

3- The student should gain profound experience and information in the applied, clinical, and radial sides of anatomy.

4- The student should gain profound information in histology, embryology, and in microbiology.

5- To help and participate in preserving the reliability of the college.

6- To raise the scientific level of higher studies to ensure highly qualified graduates.