Megan A. Holmes, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Duke School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States

Dr. Holmes is a trained anatomist and evolutionary biologist. Her research focuses on feeding behavior adaptations in primate cranial and muscular morphology. Dr. Holmes' most recent research, grant funding and publications have focused specifically on muscle fiber phenotypes in primate chewing muscles. Dr. Holmes is the Course Director and main instructor for the Physician Assistant Gross Anatomy Course and Lab. She also co-coordinates the PA Practice and the Health Systems course, pulling on her anthropological background to organize learning centered around health disparities and the many factors that contribute to it. As an educator, she is passionate about making the learning environment and academia at large equitable and inclusive for her students and colleagues.

Presentation(s):

• Clinical Anatomy as Early Collaborative Learning for Health Professions Students

  Monday, March 27, 2023
  9:15 AM – 9:30 AM US EST