TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful integration of thyroid cytopathology and surgical pathology education in an E-module format
AU - Rohr, Joseph M.
AU - Mukherjee, Maheswari
AU - Donnelly, Amber
AU - Sprinkle, Sarah
AU - Martinez Duarte, Ernesto
AU - Yuil Valdes, Ana
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge UNMC E-learning Studio for their assistance in developing the e-module. None. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Context: The shift to digital learning in medicine is well underway and in fact spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The didactic portion of our institution's cytotechnology (CT) education program is online and delivered to learners across the nation. With CT education elevating to the master's degree level, there is a need to expand cytologic correlation with surgical resection specimens. We also wanted to afford pathology residents the same. Methods: We developed an online cytologic–histologic correlation digital learning module (e-module) addressing thyroid fine needle aspirations (FNAs) and surgical thyroidectomy specimens which was administered as part of coursework in the CT education and pathology residency programs. The module was 35 min long and consisted of guided narration with both formative and summative interactive quizzes. After completion of the module, participants were invited to fill a brief survey comprised of multiple choice, Likert, and free response questions. This study was approved by the institutional review board. Results: The 29 respondents were comprised of 22 CT students and 7 residents. CT students had minimal experience thyroid pathology prior to the module; residents were mixed. Twenty-three (79.3%) ranked the highest tiers for learning cytopathology through this module, 24 (82.8%) for learning thyroid surgical pathology, and 25 (86.2%) for cytologic–histologic correlation. All respondents stated they would like similar activities in the future. Conclusions: Teaching cytology–histology correlation for thyroid in an electronic format was effective and well-received by participants. There is a demand for these activities among current learners, suggesting that expanding the available repertoire will be beneficial.
AB - Context: The shift to digital learning in medicine is well underway and in fact spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The didactic portion of our institution's cytotechnology (CT) education program is online and delivered to learners across the nation. With CT education elevating to the master's degree level, there is a need to expand cytologic correlation with surgical resection specimens. We also wanted to afford pathology residents the same. Methods: We developed an online cytologic–histologic correlation digital learning module (e-module) addressing thyroid fine needle aspirations (FNAs) and surgical thyroidectomy specimens which was administered as part of coursework in the CT education and pathology residency programs. The module was 35 min long and consisted of guided narration with both formative and summative interactive quizzes. After completion of the module, participants were invited to fill a brief survey comprised of multiple choice, Likert, and free response questions. This study was approved by the institutional review board. Results: The 29 respondents were comprised of 22 CT students and 7 residents. CT students had minimal experience thyroid pathology prior to the module; residents were mixed. Twenty-three (79.3%) ranked the highest tiers for learning cytopathology through this module, 24 (82.8%) for learning thyroid surgical pathology, and 25 (86.2%) for cytologic–histologic correlation. All respondents stated they would like similar activities in the future. Conclusions: Teaching cytology–histology correlation for thyroid in an electronic format was effective and well-received by participants. There is a demand for these activities among current learners, suggesting that expanding the available repertoire will be beneficial.
KW - Clinical education
KW - Computers
KW - Interdisciplinary medical education
KW - New technology
KW - Simulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpi.2022.100124
DO - 10.1016/j.jpi.2022.100124
M3 - Article
C2 - 36268066
AN - SCOPUS:85134730213
SN - 2229-5089
VL - 13
JO - Journal of Pathology Informatics
JF - Journal of Pathology Informatics
M1 - 100124
ER -