Augusta University is Georgia's health sciences university and a national center for cyber security education. Home to the state’s only public academic medical center, Augusta’s world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. The university is comprised of nine colleges, including one of the nation's oldest medical schools, the Medical College of Georgia; the Hull College of Business; and the state's only dental school, the Dental College of Georgia.

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Award of Excellence, Animation – Didactic, Specimen Collection

Award of Excellence, Animation – Didactic

2019 Innovations in Medical Education Conference

Maurice Hitchcock Award for Outstanding Poster, First Place, Partnership between Medical Education and Medical Illustration Programs

2020 Augusta University Research Institute

Award for Significant Contributions to Augusta University’s COVID-19 Response

2021 International Anaplastology Association

Da Vinci Award for Exemplary Case Results

Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology : Board Member, Treasurer

Vesalius Trust : Advisor, Past-Secretary, Past-Board Member

Association of Medical Illustrators

International Anaplastology Association : President, Past Secretary, Member

A comprehensive mixed-methods analysis of women’s cardiovascular health needs in Georgia, United States

Mechanistic Insights Into Redox Damage of the Podocyte in Hypertension

Faculty Perspective on Interprofessional Education Competencies: Respiratory Therapy Compared to Other Allied Health Professions

A Comprehensive Research Schema for the Characterization of Aortic Aneurysms

Amanda Y. Behr, PhD, MA, CCA, CMI, FAMI, is a board-certified Medical Illustrator and Certified Clinical Anaplastologist who serves the Department of Medical Illustration as Chair and Professor.

Medical Illustration

Visuals for Patient Education

Design and Print Production

3D Modeling and Animation

Traditional Illustration Media

Medical Sculpture

Faculty Profile

Research Profile

Google Scholar Citations

Drawing the Line Between Art and Science

Medical illustration creates visual magic with Georgia DNR collaboration

Love Your Heart: Medical Illustration student designs traveling exhibit

Helping medical illustration students ‘make science come to life’

Department Chair and Professor in College of Allied Health Sciences

Art and medicine come together in extraordinary ways at Augusta University. In this episode, we explore how creativity fosters healing, understanding, and innovation in healthcare. 

We begin with Amanda Behr, PhD, chair and professor of Augusta University’s renowned Medical Illustration program, to see how visual storytelling helps educate, explain, and advance modern medicine. Then, AU alum and art therapist Caitlyn Graham shares how art therapy offers patients a powerful outlet to process emotions, find comfort, and heal beyond words.

Learn more about Medical Illustration at Augusta University: https://www.augusta.edu/alliedhealth/medical-illustration



The power of art in medicine and therapy 

See how Augusta University’s Medical Illustration Graduate Program brings science to life through a unique collaboration with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Over six weeks, medical illustration students created visual explanations of animal anatomy to support Georgia DNR’s community education and presentations across the state.


Learn more about Augusta University’s Medical Illustration Graduate Program in the College of Allied Health Sciences: https://www.augusta.edu/alliedhealth/medical-illustration/




Inside AU’s Medical Illustration Project with Georgia DNR

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