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Increasing medical student awareness of pathology through a virtual, asynchronous pathology elective
Faculty from the University of Florida Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine developed an asynchronous, fully virtual pathology elective for medical students that emphasizes both foundational pathology concepts as well as the role of pathologists in the broader health system. The program includes ten core modules as well as several selective modules which allows students to tailor their coursework to better align with their desired specialty. After completing each module, students were required to concisely summarize the topic in the form of a 280-character tweet. Students were surveyed immediately after finishing the course and again one year after finishing the course to assess the effectiveness of the course in teaching students about pathology. Survey results showed significant improvement in student knowledge about the field of pathology and high levels of satisfaction with the course content and delivery. The tweet summaries required in the course provided a unique challenge for students. Although the course was initially developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment has continued steadily through 2023. Our study suggests that online pathology electives can be an effective way to increase medical student exposure to pathology and facilitate learning about the field of pathology, especially among students who may not ultimately pursue a career in pathology.
期刊介绍:
Academic Pathology is an open access journal sponsored by the Association of Pathology Chairs, established to give voice to the innovations in leadership and management of academic departments of Pathology. These innovations may have impact across the breadth of pathology and laboratory medicine practice. Academic Pathology addresses methods for improving patient care (clinical informatics, genomic testing and data management, lab automation, electronic health record integration, and annotate biorepositories); best practices in inter-professional clinical partnerships; innovative pedagogical approaches to medical education and educational program evaluation in pathology; models for training academic pathologists and advancing academic career development; administrative and organizational models supporting the discipline; and leadership development in academic medical centers, health systems, and other relevant venues. Intended authorship and audiences for Academic Pathology are international and reach beyond academic pathology itself, including but not limited to healthcare providers, educators, researchers, and policy-makers.