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Dr. Morton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy. He teaches gross anatomy, histology and neuroanatomy to medical, dental, physical therapy and occupational students. He serves as Co-Director for the Foundations of Medicine unit and Co-Director for the Skin, Muscle, Bone and Joint unit in the Medical School Curriculum. His interests include the use of active learning exercises in the class room to promote analytical reasoning and the use of technology in medical education. Dr. Morton is a graduate of the medical scholars program. He is the recipient of the Preclinical Teaching Award (2006), Early Career Teaching Award (2007) and Award for Exemplary Service to Students with Disabilities (2009) . Dr. Morton has co-authored Gray’s Dissection Guide for Human Anatomy (Elsevier), The Big Picture. Gross Anatomy textbook (McGraw Hill) and A Photographic Atlas for the Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory (Morton Publishing). Dr. Morton is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. He also serves as a visiting professor to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. Dr. Morton is a member of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA), International Association of Medical School Educators (IAMSE), and the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC).

Selected Publications

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• DeFriez CB, Morton DA, Horwitz DS, Eckel CM, Foreman KB, Albertine KH. Orthopedic resident anatomy review course: a collaboration between anatomists and orthopedic surgeons. Anat Sci Educ., 4(5):285-93, 2011.
• Anderson LA, Crofoot CD, Erickson J, Morton DA, Peters CL. Acetabular osteochondroplasty and simultaneous reorintation: background and validation of concept. Orthopedics, 33(5), 2010.
• Morton DA, Foreman KB, Albertine KH. Anatomy Big Picture Book, 1st Edition. McGraw Hill, Lange Publishing, 2010.
• Morton DA, Clinical anatomy for your pocket. JAMA, 301(17), 1827-1828, 2009.
• Rockwell WB, Hurst CA, Morton DA, Kwok A, Foreman KB. The deep inferior epigastric artery: anatomy and applicability as a source of microvascular arterial grafts. Plast Reconstr Surg. 120(1), 209-14, 2007.
• Morton DA, Foreman KB, Goede PA, Bezzant JL, Albertine KH. TK3 eBook software to author, distribute, and use electronic course content for medical education. Adv Physiol Educ. 31(1): 55-61, 2007.
• Van De Graaff KM, Morton DA, Crawley JL. A Photographic Atlas for the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, 6th Edition. Morton Publishing, 2007.
• Morton DA, Peterson KD, Albertine KH. Gray’s Dissection Guide for Human Anatomy, 2nd Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier Science, 2007.
• Foreman KB, Morton DA, Musolino G, Albertine KH. Design and utility of a web-based computer-assisted instruction tool for neuroanatomy self-study and review for physical and occupational therapy graduate students. Anat Rec 285B:26-31, 2005.
• Goede PA, Lauman JR, Cochella C, Katzman GL, Morton DA, Albertine KH. A methodology and implementation for annotating digital images for context-appropriate use in an academic healthcare environment. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 11(1):29-41, 2004.