Hello Administrators and Teachers! 

We are contacting you on behalf of an initiative funded by the American Association of Anatomy (AAA), the Anato-Bee. The Anato-Bee is a competition designed to inspire high school students to learn more about the anatomical sciences. We are especially motivated to spark this interest in students that are underrepresented in STEM majors and careers. 

The second annual Anato-Bee competition will take place in the Spring of 2025. There will be two levels of competition – a local level and a regional level. We are hoping that your students will be interested in participating in the VIRTUAL, LOCAL competition Auburn University’s COSAM STEM Outreach Center is hosting on Saturday, January 25, 2025! There is no limit to the number of students at your school that can participate. 

Registration for the competition IS OPEN at: https://anatobee.org/student-information

Registered students will receive FREE: 

• Online tutoring from second-year students at U.S. medical schools  
• Online access to anatomy software preparation materials valued at $200. 

The top-scoring student from our local competition in Auburn, AL will advance to the southern regional competition to be held at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Auburn, AL on March 8 – 9, 2025.  

• Stipends will be available for some students to offset the costs of travel and lodging at the regional competition.  

The top-scoring students at the regional competitions will be offered scholarships (first-place student $3,000; second-place student $1,500) to attend a summer STEM outreach experience of their choosing. 

If you decide to participate in the VIRTUAL, local competition, here are some logistics. 

• On the day of the event (Saturday, January 25, 2025), registered participants will join a ZOOM meeting set up by our institution. Our volunteers (graduate students, faculty, etc.) will act as virtual proctors.  

• Once all participants have “checked in” and we have determined their test space is secure – we will email the written and practical exam information to the participating students. Participants will record their answers using a google forms document.  
• At the end of the two-hour testing period, exams will be virtually collected by the Anato-Bee coordinators. Once the exam grades are finalized, we will notify you and your students of the top-placing student of the local competition. These students will be invited to compete at the regional competition on Saturday, March 8, 2025, and Sunday, March 9, 2025. 

For more information about the Anato-Bee, please visit the Anato-Bee website. To further our initiative, please forward this email to your local and regional colleagues who would have students interested in participating in our local competition. Your participation in this transformative opportunity will help train the next generation of anatomists. Please encourage your students to REGISTER ASAP. (Tutoring is happening now – details are posted on the Anato-Bee website.)  

Thank you,

Jessica

Jessica Gilpin, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Outreach
131 SCC Building, Auburn, AL 36849
O: 334.844.5769 | M: 845.558.9987
gilpinja@auburn.edu
auburn.edu/cosam/outreach