The A&P Professor

The A&P Professor Podcast
TAPP Radio

Content updates and teaching advice for teachers of human anatomy & physiology (A&P) from professor, author, and mentor Kevin Patton.

Have a question, comment, or an idea for an episode you'd like to hear—or in which you would like to participate or help plan? Contact host Kevin Patton. Or call the podcast hotline at 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336).

For more details on each episode—including transcripts—please visit The A&P Professor website.

Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63

Feb 26, 2020

Host Kevin Patton alerts us to the potential impact of influenza and other outbreaks on our courses and provides advice and options for preparation, handling impacts, and more! In the absence of outbreaks, these tips also help cope with normal winter absences resulting from illnesses.

00:42 | Why Winterize in Mid...

Making Mistakes Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 63

Feb 24, 2020

Host Kevin Patton discusses the fact that mistakes in teaching anatomy & physiology happen—and that it's okay. And how to deal with the embarrassment. Also: how stress makes our hair turn gray and a newly discovered immune lymphocyte.

00:47 | How Stress Grays Our Hair
05:16 | Sponsored by AAA
06:54 | New Type of...

Episode 63 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview

Feb 20, 2020

A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—making mistakes, how stress grays hair, a new kind of immune cell—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation (Mary Roach's Gulp!), and more!

00:18 | Topics
01:19 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program
01:49 | Word Dissection
10:30 |...

Another Big Year in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 62

Feb 10, 2020

Host Kevin Patton's strong support for regular debriefing and reviewing prompts a look back at previous episodes of The A&P Professor podcast at the beginning of a new "season" of podcasts. Join this review of content updates, teaching tips, special topics, plus a discussion of future directions.

00:47...

Episode 62 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview

Feb 6, 2020

A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics (a year-end debrief)—plus reviewing a year of word dissections and book club recommendations.