Our team.

Inclusive Anatomy was created by students, learners, educators, researchers, and leaders in the medical and anatomy sciences with a passion for ensuring accuracy, clarity and respect within anatomical terminology. Our goal was to create a one-stop shop for eponyms with specific resources.

Dr. Charys Martin,

PhD, MSc, BSc

(she/her)

Academy Educator, Assistant Professor, Western University

Charys Martin is the anatomy lead for the undergraduate medical curriculum. As an elected Teaching Fellow with Western’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Martin is the founder of Inclusive Anatomy, a library of anatomical learning resources that educate and role-model gender-inclusive and culturally appropriate terminology. Implementation and evaluation of these inclusive educational resources into Medicine and healthcare professional programs will lead to graduates who are equipped with language that is socially accountable and culturally sensitive, aligning with Schulich’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization goals.

Elham Zare, Oleen Sada, Jasmine Sodhi & Vaibhavi Marathe,

MSc IMS

(she/her)

MSc Candidates, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences

Elham, Oleen, Jasmine and Vaibhavi are graduate students at Western University who are actively engaged in designing the Inclusive Anatomy website while also conducting research and crafting detailed anatomical and historical descriptions of eponyms. Their collective aim is to help with moving away from eponym usage and fostering a shift towards more inclusive terminology in the medical field.

Charlie,

BA Kinesiology

(he/they)

MSc Candidate in Clinical Anatomy, Western University

Charlies completing his BA in Kinesiology at Western University, and in September 2024, will begin an MSc in Clinical Anatomy. Their research contributes to the integration of sex and gender diversity within anatomy education, with a focus on describing learners’ perceptions and attitudes towards anatomical diversity and inclusive language.

Emily Danciu,

MSc Candidate

(she/her)

MSc Candidate in Clinical Anatomy, Western University

Emily Danciu is a clinical anatomy masters student (class of 2025). For her MSc project, she is evaluating the prevalence of anatomical eponyms used within healthcare professional education programs.

Stefanie Jinyin Wang,

MScBMC Candidate

(she/her)

MScBMC Candidate, University of Toronto

Stefanie Jinyin Wang is a current graduate student in the 2025 cohort of the Master of Biomedical Communications program. She is the medical illustrator involved with creating the original open access illustrations catered specifically towards highlighting and bolstering education of a multitude of complex regions in the human body.

Hana Zhang,

MD Candidate

(she/her)

MD Candidate, Western University

Hana Zhang is a first-year medical student at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. For the Inclusive Anatomy website, she supports the website team by reviewing and editing content for the Eponym Directory, including the structural, functional, and historical descriptions of the eponymous anatomical terms.