UIC Craniofacial Center Educational Resources:
Animations to Support Caring for a Child with Cleft
Our Animations
V.P.I.
Samantha Olson
Repairing the Gap in Your Gums
Melanie Conrad
Interactivity
Bridging the Gap Interactive Tool
Sam Bond
This interactive educational tool was designed to host all four of the animations in the suite developed for the Craniofacial Center. While being accessible to all audiences via the UIC website, advanced interactivity was placed into the Cleft Palate animation section in the form of information recall assets and self-assessment games on the content of the animation.
About the Creators
The animations were developed from start to finish by four University of Illinois Biomedical Visualization graduate students: Melanie Conrad (top left), Eva Mae Natividad (top right), Samantha Olson (bottom left), and Sam Bond (bottom right).
The process included storyboarding, model development from CT data, animation and post-processing, and a rigorous dedication to research.
Support
Project Committee
This project was completed in partial fullfilment for the Degree of Master of Science for all four project creators from the University of Illinois at Chicago Biomedical Visualization Program.
Committee Chair: Christine Young, MA, CMI, FAMI
Committee Member: Kevin Brennan, MS, CMI
Committee Member: Leah Lebowicz, MS, CMI
Committee Member and Content Expert: Pravin Patel, MD, FACS
UIC Biomedical Visualization Program
UIC offers a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Visualization, the foundational and terminal professional degree in the field. A wide range of courses both within and outside BVIS, based in the Department of Biomedical Health and Information Sciences in the College of Applied Health Sciences, provide the foundation of this unique interdisciplinary program.
Graduates leave the program prepared for entry-level practice in the profession of medical illustration as well as related opportunities in visual communication of life science, medicine, healthcare, medical technology, and education. Medical illustrators are unique individuals with diverse skill sets of artistic problem solving and scholarly scientific knowledge, standing at the pivotal intersection of biomedical discovery and visualization technologies.
UIC Craniofacial Center
The Craniofacial Center's comprehensive multi-disciplinary team works to achieve functional, cosmetic and psychosocial normalcy for each patient for an improved quality of life. The Center is part of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery within the Department of Surgery in the UIC College of Medicine, the largest medical school in the United States. The Craniofacial Center is certified by the American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association and is also an approved team by Division of Specialized Care Children.
The professionals at the Craniofacial Center have generously given their time and expertise to help make the success of this project possible.
Narrations by Debbie Irwin Voiceovers | debbieirwin.com