The Global Neuroanatomy Network: A new repository of open educational resources

Authors

• Kirsten M. Brown, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
• Peter J. Vollbrecht, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
• Ronnie E. Baticulon, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
• Dara M. Cannon, Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, Galway Neuroscience Center, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
• Valeria A. Forlizzi, Laboratory of Microsurgical Neuroanatomy, Second Chair of Gross Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Doris George Yohannan, Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
• Eustathia Lela Giannaris, Division of Translational Anatomy, Department of Radiology, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
• Amanda J. Meyer, Discipline of Anatomy & Pathology, College of Medicine & Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
• Siobhan S. McMahon, Discipline of Anatomy, Galway Neuroscience Centre, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
• Mikaela L. Stiver, Division of Anatomical Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
• Matthew J. Vilburn, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
• Laura Y. Whitburn, Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• Melissa A. Carroll, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-25-2025

Journal

Anatomical sciences education

DOI

10.1002/ase.70098

Keywords

basic sciences; case studies; medical education; neurology education; pedagogy; teaching material

Abstract

Many parts of the world, especially low- and middle-income countries, lack access to supplemental, time-efficient, and engaging teaching resources. Additionally, many anatomy educators may feel ill-equipped to teach in neuro-related fields. To address these issues, the Global Neuroanatomy Network (GNN) is a new repository of open educational resources (ROER) developed for neuroanatomy educators worldwide. The GNN expands on existing ROERs within health professions and anatomical sciences education while filling the neuroanatomy gap through peer-reviewed, multilingual teaching resources and clinical cases. Funded by the American Association for Anatomy, the GNN is freely available to neuroanatomy educators at all academic institutions. GNN members can submit their teaching resources or clinical cases for peer review and view or download content that global colleagues have submitted. The GNN aims to enhance neuroanatomy education by creating and supporting the expansion of a novel repository and further growing a community of neuroanatomy educators.

APA Citation

Brown, Kirsten M.; Vollbrecht, Peter J.; Baticulon, Ronnie E.; Cannon, Dara M.; Forlizzi, Valeria A.; Yohannan, Doris George; Giannaris, Eustathia Lela; Meyer, Amanda J.; McMahon, Siobhan S.; Stiver, Mikaela L.; Vilburn, Matthew J.; Whitburn, Laura Y.; and Carroll, Melissa A., "The Global Neuroanatomy Network: A new repository of open educational resources" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 7548.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/7548

Department

Anatomy and Regenerative Biology