Barbie Klein, PhD
Associate Professor
Anatomy
School of Medicine
Dr. Barbie Klein, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Anatomy in the School of Medicine and the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology in the School of Dentistry, is the co-director of the Anatomy Learning Center, and is the Faculty Advisor for the Willed Body Program at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Dr. Klein teaches gross anatomy, human embryology, histology, and neuroanatomy to health professional students and continuing medical education learners. She is the Discipline Director for the pelvic/perineum anatomy, human embryology, and neuroanatomy content blocks for medical students and co-director of the Biomedical Sciences curriculum for dental students. Her research explores interprofessional anatomy education, instructional design, and the use of 3D printing and virtual reality to improve anatomy education.
Awards
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- Distinction in Teaching Award, UCSF Academic Senate, 2023
- American College of Dentists Outstanding Faculty Member Award, UCSF School of Dentistry, 2023
- Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2021
- Excellence in Teaching Award in Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco, 2019
- Dr. Robert W. Bullard Award, Indiana University, 2018
- Outstanding Associate Instructor Award, Indiana University, 2017
- Paul M. Harmon Scholarship Award, Indiana University, 2015
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- PhD Human Anatomy & Cell Biology Indiana University 07/2018
- MS Human Anatomy Northern Illinois University 06/2013
- BS Cell & Developmental Biology University of California, Santa Barbara 06/2008
Interests
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- Dissection
- Virtual reality
- Interprofessional education
- Anatomy education
- Experiential learning
Websites
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- UCSF Anatomy Learning Center (meded.ucsf.edu)
Publications (11)
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Models, AnatomicDissectionCurriculumStudents, MedicalClinical ClerkshipResearch DesignQualitative ResearchTeachingEducation, Medical, UndergraduateComputer-Assisted InstructionEducation, DistanceCadaverPoint-of-Care SystemsAudiovisual AidsAnatomy
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Virtual anatomy and point-of-care ultrasonography integration pilot for medical students.
Anatomical sciences education 2022 Olivares-Perez ME, Graglia S, Harmon DJ, Klein BA -
Students' Perspectives on Basic and Clinical Science Integration When Step 1 is Administered After the Core Clerkships.
Teaching and learning in medicine 2022 Kercheval JB, Mott NM, Kim EK, Boscardin CK, Klein BA, Hauer KE, Daniel M -
Q-Methodology: A Technique to Assess Perceptions in Simulation Research.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2022 Klein BA -
Development and implementation of a three-dimensional (3D) printing elective course for health science students.
Anatomical sciences education 2022 Harmon DJ, Klein BA, Im C, Romero D -
An analysis of anatomy education before and during Covid-19: August-December 2020.
Anatomical sciences education 2022 Attardi SM, Harmon DJ, Barremkala M, Bentley DC, Brown KM, Dennis JF, Goldman HM, Harrell KM, Klein BA, Ramnanan CJ, Farkas GJ
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An Analysis of Anatomy Education Before and During Covid-19: May-August 2020.
Anatomical sciences education 2021 Harmon DJ, Attardi SM, Barremkala M, Bentley DC, Brown KM, Dennis JF, Goldman HM, Harrell KM, Klein BA, Ramnanan CJ, Richtsmeier JT, Farkas GJ -
Klein, B. and Loyet, M. Yoga and Anatomy: An Experiential Atlas of Movement. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc
Klein, B. and Loyet, M. Yoga and Anatomy: An Experiential Atlas of Movement. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc 2020 -
Breaking with Tradition: A Scoping Meta-Analysis Analyzing the Effects of Student-Centered Learning and Computer-Aided Instruction on Student Performance in Anatomy.
Anatomical sciences education 2018 Wilson AB, Brown KM, Misch J, Miller CH, Klein BA, Taylor MA, Goodwin M, Boyle EK, Hoppe C, Lazarus MD -
A meta-analysis of anatomy laboratory pedagogies.
Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) 2017 Wilson AB, Miller CH, Klein BA, Taylor MA, Goodwin M, Boyle EK, Brown K, Hoppe C, Lazarus M -
Yoga anatomy workshops: Yoga as experiential learning in undergraduate anatomy courses
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Educator 2017 Sugrue, M., Klein, B., Loyet, M. -
Meta-analysis and review of learner performance and preference: virtual versus optical microscopy.
Medical education 2016 Wilson AB, Taylor MA, Klein BA, Sugrue MK, Whipple EC, Brokaw JJ