Idaho State University opens Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratories in Meridian
September 24, 2015
MERIDIAN – Students at the Idaho State University Meridian Health Science Center are studying anatomy this fall and exploring the function of the human body in a state-of-the art laboratory complex never before seen in Idaho.
The L.S. and Aline W. Skaggs Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratories celebrated its grand opening Sept. 24.
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Construction of the $6-million facility—a combination of state and private money— began in June 2014. The Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratories contain a cadaver lab with 12 stations, a bioskills learning center with eight stations, a virtual anatomy and physiology lab equipped with 3D technology, and an anatomy learning lab.
“Idaho is in critical need of primary and mid-level health care providers—particularly in our rural areas—and education facilities like this will help us meet those needs,” said Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little, the event’s guest speaker.
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“A training facility like this one is critical to the education of Idaho’s next generation of health professionals. I was delighted so many in our community stepped forward with such generous support, especially St. Luke’s and Saint Alphonsus hospitals and the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health,” said Susie Balukoff, co-chair of the fundraising campaign and a former ISU Foundation board member.
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ISU officials say the complex will provide an opportunity for seamless education—from high school students learning the effects of tobacco on lungs to health professionals seeking specialized training in new medical procedures.
Through distance-learning technology, the Meridian labs can be linked to ISU classrooms in Pocatello and to high school classrooms throughout the state.
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