• Medical and Anatomical Educational Research: Exploration and evaluation of novel approaches for teaching & learning in anatomical sciences to support and augment medical education
• Teaching as lecturer and laboratory instructor in multiple disciplines in anatomical sciences, including Gross Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, and Embryology to medical students at Sidney Kimmel Medical College
• Serving as Case-Based Learning (CBL) facilitator and Team-Based Learning (TBL) faculty instructor in undergraduate medical education
• Serving as Course Director of Advanced Human Anatomy for the Physician Assistant Program at Jefferson College of Health Professions
• Directing an outreach program “Anatomy Workshop” to the surrounding community, including high school students, to promote interest in medicine and science

Medical School

MD, Shanxi Medical University - 1984

Additional Education

MS, Medical Parasitology, Shanxi Medical University - 1987
PhD, Medical Parasitology, Nanjing Medical University - 1996

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1999-2002
Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 2002-2006

• Lippincotts Illustrated Q&A Review of Histology
• Medical School Anatomy and Pathology Workshops for High School Students Enhance Learning and Provide Inspiration for Careers in Medicine. Academic Pathology, 2016, 3:1
• Equivalence of students' scores on timed and untimed anatomy practical examinations. Anatomical Sciences Education, 2013, 6:281
• A horseshoe kidney with a unique constellation of renal vasculature-a case report. Int J Anat Var, 2019, 12:2
• Bilateral accessory flexor muscle of the forearm giving rise to a variant head of the first lumbrical. International Journal of Anatomical Variations, 2015, 8: 4

Abstracts & Presentations

• Brown, M.T., Fenderson, B.A., Zhang,G. Gaining Competencies During Early Medical Training: Medical Students As Teaching Assistants In Dissection-Based Anatomy Course. American Association of Anatomists, Experimental Biology, San Diego, April 2-6, 2016. Poster Award finalist.
• Li, WT, He, KD, Fenderson, BA, and Zhang, G. Identification of Learning Resources Used by Students in Human Anatomy Dissection. AOA Research Symposium, Thomas Jefferson University, 2018
• He, K.D., Li, WT., Zhang, G. Medical Students as Teaching Assistants in Dissection Lab: Effectiveness and Improvement. Sigma Xi Student Research Day, Thomas Jefferson University, April 10, 2018
• Zhang, G., Fenderson, B.A., Zuo, X. Self-Directed Learning Modules Enhance Mastery of Diagnostic Imaging in a Dissection-Based Anatomy Course for Physician Assistant Students. American Association of Anatomists, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, April 21-24, 2018
• Rana T, Laoteppitaks, C, Zhang, G, Troutman, G, Chandra S. An Investigation of Anki Flashcards as a Study Tool among First Year Medical Students Learning Anatomy. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology, 2020.
• Tomatsu, S and Zhang, G. Audio-Visual Mnemonics Facilitate Learning of Anatomy as a Supplemental Tool. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology (Virtual), April 27-30, 2021
• Zhang, G and Tomatsu, S. What is the Best Approach to Learning Anatomy during a Pandemic? Student’s Perspective. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology (Virtual),  April 27-30, 2021
• Zhang, G. Q&A: What Exactly do Students Need to Learn Anatomy? Finely Designed Dissection Videos. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology, Philadelphia, PA. April 2-5, 2022