Andreas Vesalius Society
The mission of the Vesalius Society is to foster camaraderie through social events, scholarly development, service, support and encouragement.
Faculty Mentors- Lisa Farmer, M.D.
- William Mileski, M.D. (Osler Scholar)
- Brian Miller, M.D.
- Judy Rowen, M.D. (Coordinator)
- Karen Szauter, M.D.
- Barbara Thompson, M.D. (Osler Scholar, emeritus)
- Rosalyn Adigun, SOM4 (Osler Student Scholar)
- Jared Brown, SOM3
- Cleavon Covington, SOM4
- Carah Coyne, SOM3
- Claire Detweiller, SOM3
- Jose Gonzalez, SOM3
- Ilyse Kornblau, SOM3
- Pooja Patel, SOM3
- Trisha Patel, SOM3
- Robert Reyes, SOM3 (Osler Student Scholar)
- Danielle Schwartzenburg, SOM3
Roster of Members
The roster of the Vesalius Student Society members is available here.
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Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was a Belgian anatomist who is considered the founder of modern anatomy. His most noteworthy work, "De humani corporis fabrica", revolutionized the science of medicine and laid the foundation for modern human anatomy with accurate and detailed descriptions of the human body. Vesalius corrected many of Galen's descriptions finding that his century old work was based on animal dissections. Vesalius introduced the "hands-on" approach where the physician performed the dissection, instead of observing and reading from a Galenic text, which lead him to master the art of dissection and define human anatomy.
A Way of Life
The vision of the Osler Student Societies is to provide developing physicians insight into "A Way of Life", described by Sir William Osler, not through formal lecture, but through the guidance of mentors in contact with students within and outside their academic setting.