Equipped to Excel: NDA’s Anatomage Table

Published: August 24, 2023

When the Empowering Women~Transforming Lives initiative for STEM Enhancements was approved, the science faculty and school administration researched and evaluated what technological improvements would best prepare our young women for their future.

With a high annual number of students who choose to enter into a medical or health related major, the answer became clear - The Anatomage Table.

Utilized in medical universities and hospitals now around the globe, the Anatomage Table gives students a digital - full cadaver experience. Shaped like an operating table, students can view anatomy exactly as they would on a cadaver, with detailed and animated illustrations that can be manipulated, turned, isolated, taken apart, and many other wide-range capabilities.

Chris Chapman, NDA Science Department Chair, explains, “One of the beautiful aspects of NDA is that it combines classic educational experiences with forward thinking opportunities. I wanted that to be true for the Anatomy program also. The Anatomage Table is an opportunity for our students to explore the technology currently used to educate students in many medical schools across the United States. With this amazing platform, students will be able to interact, visualize in 3D, and explore real human anatomy and physiology."

With the advantages that an Anatomage Table would bring to the young women of NDA, it became a top priority for the STEM initiative of the campaign. Being an $80,000 investment into modern medical technology, the task to gain support was high. We are grateful to share that a group of donors that includes the current parents of three students and an alumna - and is made up of three female OBGYNs, a radiologist and an ophthalmologist - stepped up to make this dream a reality for our students and the future of NDA.

Thanks to this tremendous support, our Eagles will excel with the best technology to prepare for their future, and they will soar into their college and career path, prepared and ready