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LATEST HAPS EDUCATOR
Spring 2025
The latest edition explores various innovative strategies in teaching physiology and related subjects, aimed at enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. This includes: 1. Mindful Breathing Exercises and Student Anxiety, 2. Cooperative Quizzes and Community College A&P, 3. Building Muscles in Clay, 4. Linking Reproductive Anatomy with Parturition Biomechanics, 5. 3D Virtual Cadavers to Support Pathophysiology Education, 6. HAPS Curriculum and Instruction Laboratory Survey Part 3, and 7. A Visual Demonstration of the Brachial Plexus.

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