Teaching Assistant: ANAT Intern - Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy
About the job
- Demonstrated ability to teach human anatomy.
- Must have previously taken ANAT 214 and ANAT 314, or equivalent.
- Extensive knowledge of gross musculoskeletal anatomy, including bones, joints, muscles, and neurovascular structures of the head, neck, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs.
- Ability to give in-depth laboratory demonstrations to students, emphasizing functional and clinical anatomy.
- Good understanding of surface anatomy and ability to read medical imaging.
- Demonstrated leadership experience supervising undergraduate students.
- Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective spoken and written English communication skills are essential.
- Attend classes and provide weekly office hours to students.
- Before each laboratory session, become fully familiar with the topics covering musculoskeletal anatomy.
- Illustrate clinical and laboratory anatomy to large volumes of undergraduate students.
- Assist with laboratories and the implementation and grading of exams and assignments.
- In liaison with the course instructor, coordinate and assign duties to Undergraduate Course Assistants (UCAs).
- Supervise laboratory setup and assist UCAs with retrieving specimens for assigned student groups.
- After laboratory sessions, return specimens to their assigned storage space and clean up the laboratory.
- Support the UCA team during teaching activities using teaching models, prosections, and other media.
- Direct small teaching groups during laboratory sessions.
- Reinforce laboratory rules and the code of conduct, and oversee safety precautions for proper specimen handling.
About the company
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship helps people at McGill turn ideas into startups by providing education, mentorship, and practical startup frameworks. It runs programs that take ventures from ideation to fundraising, including the Lean Startup programs, Dobson Bootcamp and Cup, the X-1 Accelerator, and international fundraising tours, with tracks for Life Sciences, Sustainability, and women founders. The Centre draws on university resources and philanthropic support to offer funding readiness, mentorship networks, and access to experienced entrepreneurs and investors, all within a campus-based ecosystem. Its goal is to discover, educate, and cultivate world‑class entrepreneurs and to help them build purposeful companies that contribute to the local and global innovation ecosystem.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$88.6M
Headquarters
Quebec City, Canada
Founded
1995
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) Retirement Plan