Despite some incorrect media reporting, UConn School of Medicine’s medical education skull models are not lost.

In fact, the teaching items are still in use at our UConn School of Medicine.

The well-used skull models are a valuable teaching tool for our faculty and learning tool for our students.

However, it is challenging to physically tag this type of fragile inventory made of bone, especially after it is disassembled into many parts during medical student, dental student and resident education, training and skills-based learning.

We don’t discard these bone items. They are used continuously for the education of future doctors.

Any questions, contact Lauren Woods, Health Information Officer at UConn Health at lauren.woods@uconn.edu.