Barbie Klein, PhD

Associate Professor

Anatomy

+1 415 502-7360

Dr. Barbie Klein, MS, PhD, is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the School of Dentistry and the School of Medicine. Dr. Klein teaches gross anatomy, human embryology, histology, and neuroanatomy to health professional students and continuing education healthcare learners. She is the anatomy and embryology Discipline Director for second-year medical student courses and Co-Director with Dr. Joyce of the Biomedical Sciences curriculum for dental students. Her research explores innovations in curriculum development, interprofessional anatomy education, instructional design principles, and the use of technology to improve anatomy education.

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

Wilson AB, Brown KM, Misch J, Miller CH, Klein BA, Taylor MA, Goodwin M, Boyle EK, Hoppe C, Lazarus MD

Publications

Virtual reality or personal computer-based gynecologic pelvic exam simulation: medical student preferences.

Implementation and analysis of clinically-relevant anatomy imaging for first-year dental students.

Virtual anatomy and point-of-care ultrasonography integration pilot for medical students.

Students' Perspectives on Basic and Clinical Science Integration When Step 1 is Administered After the Core Clerkships.

Q-Methodology: A Technique to Assess Perceptions in Simulation Research.

Development and implementation of a three-dimensional (3D) printing elective course for health science students.

An analysis of anatomy education before and during Covid-19: August-December 2020.

An Analysis of Anatomy Education Before and During Covid-19: May-August 2020.

Klein, B. and Loyet, M. Yoga and Anatomy: An Experiential Atlas of Movement. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc

Breaking with Tradition: A Scoping Meta-Analysis Analyzing the Effects of Student-Centered Learning and Computer-Aided Instruction on Student Performance in Anatomy.

A meta-analysis of anatomy laboratory pedagogies.

Yoga anatomy workshops: Yoga as experiential learning in undergraduate anatomy courses

Meta-analysis and review of learner performance and preference: virtual versus optical microscopy.