ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Anatomage Table at St. Petersburg College is the world's first virtual dissection table and features life-size and real-life cases.
- Technology taking SPC students out of the textbook
- National University of Health Sciences donated Anatomage Table
- Students getting more in-depth look at human body
"It gives our students a rich understanding of anatomy and physiology and to be able to understand subjects such as pathophysiology, the disease process and be able to see in a virtual-type environment what a cadaver-type experience would be like," said Provost Dr. Eric Carver.
Students are excited about the interactive, in-depth technology.
"I think it's pretty incredible. It's something that I mean explains the body in-depth," said paramedic student Kevin Fisher. "What it provides for us is more in-depth look at the human body and maybe more hands-on training."
"We are soon going to be doing anesthesia and this is new to the dental hygiene program, so this will be great to see the different locations that I’m gonna have to insert anesthesia in," said dental hygiene student Tane Rickey.
The technology is taking students out of the textbook.
"You can take at the very surface level and view the skin all the way down to neurological level and to be able to use all the various body systems in between," said Dr. Carver.
"A textbook only gives you sort of that one-dimensional view, but this, you can actually take it, spread it apart, you can rotate it, you can get front, side views, different angles, so they can have a richer experience."
The National University of Health Sciences donated the Anatomage Table to SPC.
It's currently available to students in the Learning Center and will soon be incorporated into the curriculum.