Education

• PhD (In Progress, Expected 2022), Medical and Health Professions Education; Concentration in Contemporary Human Anatomy Education. Eastern Virginia Medical School.
• MS, Pathologists’ Assistant Studies, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, 2016
• MS, Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, New Orleans, LA, 2014
• BS, Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, New Orleans, LA, 2013

Biography

Certification

Board Certified Pathologists’ Assistant - American Society for Clinical Pathology (2016-Present)

Faculty Appointments

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine

• Director of Pathologists’ Assistant Program (2018 – Present)
• Clinical Instructor (2017 – Present)

Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, School of Medicine

• Gross Anatomy Laboratory Director  (2016 – Present)
• Medical Histology Laboratory Director (2017– Present)

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Science and Engineering

• Adjunct Assistant Professor (2015 – Present)

Didactic Teaching Responsibilities

Sole Instructor

• CELL4920 Advanced Cadaver Dissection
• CELL6490/4490 Gross Anatomy
• CELL6491/4491 Gross Anatomy Lab
• CELL6110/4110 Human Histology
• CELL6111/4111 Human Histology Lab
• CELL6480/4480 Head and Neck Anatomy
• CELL6660 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• SCEN2010 Clinical Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Course Director

• PATH6210 Surgical Pathology Techniques
• PATH6220 Advanced Surgical Pathology Techniques I
• PATH6210 Advanced Surgical Pathology Techniques Lab I
• PATH6230 Advanced Surgical Pathology Techniques II
• PATH6231 Advanced Surgical Pathology Techniques Lab II
• PATH6200 Autopsy Pathology
• PATH6300 Mechanisms of Disease 1
• PATH6310 Mechanisms of Disease 2
• PATH6240 Pathologists’ Assistant Seminar

Laboratory Director

• ANAT7065 Medical Gross Anatomy
• ANAT7055 Medical Histology

Clinical Teaching Responsibilities

• Surgical pathology rotations for pathology residents and pathologists’ assistant students
• Autopsy pathology rotations for pathology residents and pathologists’ assistant students

Course Director

• PATH7200 Anatomic Pathology Clerkship
• PATH6280 Autopsy Pathology Practicum
• PATH6270 Surgical Pathology Practicum

Membership in Professional Societies

• American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants
• American Society for Clinical Pathology
• American Association of Anatomists
• Anatomic Pathology Professionals

Professional Service

American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA)

• Marketing and Communications Committee
  • Chair – Electronic Communications Subcommittee
  • Advocacy Subcommittee
  • Media Subcommittee
• Education Committee
  • Continuing Education Webinar Creator
• Fellow Member
• Pathologists’ Assistant Liaison for Louisiana

Association of Pathologists’ Assistant Training Program Directors (APATP)

 

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

• Pathology Ambassador
• Career Ambassador

American Association for Anatomy (AAA)

 

Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)

• Essential Skills in Medical Education 2020

Tulane University Newcomb College Institute – Fellow

Publications

Garner, S. (2020, July 1). Teaching the PAs of the Future. The Pathologist.

 

Garner, S. (2020, July 1). Laryngectomies and Neck Dissections [Webinar]. American Association of Pathologists’ Assistant Continuing Medical Education.

 

Garner, S. (2020, April 1). Colorectal Surgical Margins [Webinar]. American Association of Pathologists’ Assistant Continuing Medical Education.

 

Garner, S. “Efficacy of student-directed learning in a gross anatomy course for undergraduate and graduate students.” The FASEB Journal, 34(S1), 1-1.

 

Garner, S. “Techniques for successfully flipping a gross anatomy classroom for graduate and undergraduate students.” The FASEB Journal, 34(S1), 1-1.

 

Garner, Sarah E. (2020) Garner’s Guide to Gross Anatomy Volume 2: Gluteal Region and Lower Extremity. 1^st ed. [eBook, Apple Books; Web App]

 

Garner, Sarah E. (2019) Garner’s Guide to Gross Anatomy Volume 1: Back, Shoulder, Upper Extremity. 1^st ed. [eBook, Apple Books; Web App]

 

Garner, Sarah E.  “Limb Body Wall Complex in a 17-Week Fetus: The Importance of a Gross Exam.” The Cutting Edge. Volume 9. Issue 1 2019.