B Kathleen Alsup

Dr. B. Kathleen Alsup is the Director of the Division of Anatomical Sciences in the Department of Surgery. She completed her degrees at the University of Tennessee. She taught at the Colorado State University, Pueblo before beginning her career at the University of Michigan in 2013.
Dr. Alsup serves as the co-discipline and content lead for the anatomy and musculoskeletal content for the 1st year medical students. She is the co-founder of the BlueLink project, which is a portable and scalable approach to engaging students within a digital ecosystem. BlueLink materials are free for educational and non-commercial purposes and are designed for global access and helping to promote educational equity.
Dr. Alsup won the Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching in 2024, the most prestigious teaching award given by the Medical School.

She is the co-founder of the BlueLink project, which is a portable and scalable approach to engaging students within a digital ecosystem. BlueLink materials are free for educational and non-commercial purposes and are designed for global access and helping to promote educational equity.
Anatomical and medical education are the core research interests of Dr. Alsup.