The Department of Anatomy, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education has since its establishment set for itself high standards. The department is involved in teaching the first-year undergraduates. Manned by 100% alumni, the department is a large postgraduate training center, with a few completing or pursuing doctoral programs (PhD), more than a dozen finishing their MS/MD degree and many others completing their MSc in Medical Anatomy. The Department is spacious with Dissection Hall, Histology Laboratory, Research Lab, Museum and an air-conditioned demonstration room, well equipped with Audio-Visual teaching aids like Microscopes (uniocular, binocular and dissection microscope), microscope with TV monitor, slide projectors, overhead projectors, computers, printers and LCD projector. There is also a large collection of Dissected Specimens and dry bone sets, X-rays, Scans, well equipped research laboratory with all research facilities. The department prides itself in its research output. Over the past two decades, the staff have presented or published research papers of stature. Twice, in its brief existence staff from the department have been awarded TMA Pai Gold Medal for Best Research.

The department encourages voluntary body donation and in collaboration with the Department of Ophthalmology encourages eye donation.

Teaching staff are not only efficient in teaching, they are equally good in research activities. Teaching is mainly student centric and uses a mix of various methodologies for ensuring the achievement of the objectives in the knowledge, problem-solving, psychomotor and attitudinal domains. All faculty have attended faculty development programs pertaining to teaching-learning and evaluation and also research methodologies. The department museum has specimens and models made mainly by the postgraduate and under graduate students.

The microanatomy slides prepared in the department are in overwhelming demand from various other medical, dental colleges all over India. Revenue generated by this is added to the Department fund. 

Key Features

• 36 years of existence
• Consistent ninety plus percentage in the university examination results
• Curriculum designed to facilitate students in persuing higher education in India and abroad
• Various research projects in the form of short-term student projects, ICMR research project, PG dissertation work and PhD programs
• Well-equipped and spacious dissection hall and histology lab
• Air-conditioned library with more than 500 reference books in the subject & allied specialities
• Spacious museum showcasing around 500 specimens, charts, models etc. 
• Self-learning, e-learning modules in Anatomy developed for free access to students
• In sync with the Unique Student Teacher Guardian Scheme of KMC

About the area of study

Anatomy is the scientific study of the structure of living things including their systems, organs, and tissues. The discipline of anatomy is subdivided into gross (Macroscopic) anatomy, microscopic anatomy (Histology), developmental anatomy (Embryology). Gross anatomy is the study of structures that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. It can be studied using both invasive and non-invasive methods with the goal of obtaining information about the structure and organisation of organs and systems. Gross anatomy can be studied in cadavers by dissection or in living person by endoscopy, radiography etc., Histology is the study of structures with the aid of a microscope. Embryology is the study of prenatal or postnatal developmental changes in an individual. Other branches of anatomy include comparative anatomy, which relates to the comparison of anatomical structures (both gross and microscopic) in different animals, surface anatomy is the study of deeper part of the body in relation to the skin surface.