The Anatomy Lab @WCM

The anatomy lab at Weill Cornell Medical College is an incredible location for cadaveric airway training. With state of the art connectivity and institutional support, learners get the opportunity to perform an incredible number of intubations and airway procedures on a variety of anatomic and cadaveric models. This incredible opportunity to improve your skills, is limited to small groups to ensure an abundance of hands on time and individualized coaching.

What We Cover

This is a jam packed day of airway training and procedures! We usually have 10 or more cadaveric specimens of extremely high quality to practice on all day. Early morning and afternoon are dedicated to airway skills, finishing with FONA and then we transition of the last 2 hours to a series of procedure stations where you can practice any or all of the emergency procedures below.

• Advanced FMV Skills
• Video laryngoscopy skills
• direct laryngoscopy skills
• Bougies & Tube introducers
• exchange cathteters
• supraglottic airway devices
• channelled devices
• fiberoptic skills
• nasopharyngoscopy
• fona & surgical airway

• intraosseous access
• thoracentesis
• finger thoracostomy
• chest tube placement
• thoracotomy
• pericardiocentesis
• lateral canthotomy
• burr holes

Note: not all procedures are done at every event. Please see the specific event details.