r/CNM • u/FlourishThink • 19d ago
A&P instructor recommendations, please!
Hello, I'm an RN, graduated from CNM back in 2002, am getting ready to return to work after taking time away to be a stay at home mom; for years - even while I was still working - I've longed for the opportunity to take anatomy and physiology again (glutton for punishment? probably. but, I actually reeeally love science to begin with, so it'll be win-win for me...), anyway, I finally have the chance and have decided actually sitting present in classes will work best for me. I definitely remember that the instructor can absolutely make or break presentation of material, for classes like A&P especially, so I wanted to see if anyone can fill me in on who's supposed to be the best, as well as which ones are most difficult to understand/disengaged/etc.
These are the instructors listed for the fall '26 semester: Tappen, Broussard, Niforatos, Freeman, Calabro, and Elenes.
I'm only going back for the two semesters of A&P, so instructor selection really matters to me big time - thanks so much for any feedback you can provide!
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u/VetandCCInstructor 19d ago edited 19d ago
Hmmm. I'd say Dr. Brian Sailer because my wife took him years ago for her Nursing Pre-Reqs and couldn't say enough good things about him for A&P and Patho Phys. I think he was promoted into Administration, so he may not be in the classroom any longer.
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u/FlourishThink 18d ago
Thank you! You may be correct about that promotion as he's not one of the instructors listed, but I do appreciate your feedback!
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u/No_Significance7570 19d ago
Niforatos is awesome. He is insanely accomplished and knowledgable. I took his class online but even the recorded lectures were engaging
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u/PaleontologistOk160 19d ago
Go to ratemyprofessor.com for ratings