Biography

Dr. Christine Connelly has enjoyed teaching Anatomy and Physiology since 1993. She taught in Richmond, VA and Rochester, MN, before coming to Charlottesville. She graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. degree in Anatomy and then obtained her medical degree at McGill in 1991.

Honors and Awards

  • Faculty Scholar Designation, granted to the top 10% of students in each medical year., McGill University Medical School (1991)
  • Hannah Willard Lyman Memorial Scholarship, awarded to the top female in the Faculty of Arts. , McGill University (1987)
  • James McGill Award, granted to the top 10% of students in each faculty., McGill University (1987)

Teaching Focus

Strong commitment to collaborative practice and creative delivery of the core sciences needed to be successful in the health sciences. Problem based learning and clinical correlations are used to enhance the experience of learning anatomy, physiology, and microbiology.