Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100214
Lavisha S. Punjabi MBBS, FRCPath, FRCPA, MIAC , Wen-Bin Luo MD , Joey Yan Leng Tan MBBS , Han Ning Yee MD , Jason Kiat Soon Chng MBBS , Xiaozhu Zhang MBBS, PhD , Po Yin Tang MBBS, BMedSc, FRCPA, FRCPath
{"title":"Digital slide sets for teaching and learning: what do trainees and teachers think? A questionnaire study at an academic medical centre","authors":"Lavisha S. Punjabi MBBS, FRCPath, FRCPA, MIAC , Wen-Bin Luo MD , Joey Yan Leng Tan MBBS , Han Ning Yee MD , Jason Kiat Soon Chng MBBS , Xiaozhu Zhang MBBS, PhD , Po Yin Tang MBBS, BMedSc, FRCPA, FRCPath","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100214","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100214","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, there has been a gradual increase in adoption of digital pathology tools in postgraduate pathology training in Singapore. Trainees’ and faculty members’ utilisation and preferences regarding digital pathology tools for teaching and learning were hitherto unknown in Singapore. Hence, the aim of this observational study was to explore trainees’ and faculty members’ attitudes and perceptions towards the adoption of digital pathology tools for pathology education, and to guide institutional decisions on digital pathology resources to develop and/or invest in. A questionnaire was distributed to faculty members and trainees. Twenty-three responses from trainees and 10 responses from faculty members (“teachers”) were received. The results showed no significant difference in trainees’ use of physical and digital teaching slides (<em>P</em> = 0.456). However, the trainees and teachers were not satisfied with the current physical teaching slide sets mainly due to faded staining (47.8 % of trainees and 28.6 % of faculty). In terms of digital platforms, the respondents preferred certain digital slide viewers because of image loading speed. Respondents preferred the digital slides with annotations and explanation of features (81.8 %), in addition to the final diagnoses (90.9 %). In conclusion, this study provides direction for tailoring digital resources for trainees and teachers at our centre, which may be extrapolated to academic medical centres nationally and regionally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144813843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100207
Stephen M. Smith MD, Vinita Parkash MBBS, MPH
{"title":"International medical graduates amongst pathology leadership roles: more than meets the eye","authors":"Stephen M. Smith MD, Vinita Parkash MBBS, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100207","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144713272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100188
C. Arries MD, A. Patel MS, S. Pandey MS, N. Keller BA, K. Ta BA
{"title":"Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education: A Pilot Training First-Year Medical Students","authors":"C. Arries MD, A. Patel MS, S. Pandey MS, N. Keller BA, K. Ta BA","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100188","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100188","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100204
A. Tchakarov MD, A. Wahed MD, B. Mai MD
{"title":"Development of Career Focus Track in Pathology Residency","authors":"A. Tchakarov MD, A. Wahed MD, B. Mai MD","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100204","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100211
Katlin Wilson MS, Haley Fleckenstein MPH, Cade Arries MD
{"title":"Impact and outcomes of the post-sophomore pathology fellowship at the University of Minnesota","authors":"Katlin Wilson MS, Haley Fleckenstein MPH, Cade Arries MD","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100211","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100211","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Post-sophomore fellowship in pathology programs have been utilized nationally as a tool to recruit medical students into the field of pathology; however, few articles document their outcomes particularly in regards to career outcomes, scholarly output, and qualitative feedback. The University of Minnesota Medical School offers a one-year post-sophomore fellowship in pathology for medical students with the aim of introducing medical students to the field of pathology and increasing knowledge of research methods; however, there is hesitancy among current medical students about delaying graduation by one year for fellowships. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the post-sophomore fellowship in pathology at the University of Minnesota in terms of recruiting students into pathology specialties and fostering scholarly interest, as measured by career choices, publications, and interest in pathology. A retrospective analysis and survey revealed that approximately 55.6% of post-sophomore fellowship in pathology participants entered pathology specialties and that 69% of survey respondents indicated contributing to scholarly publications in the field of pathology during their post-sophomore fellowship in pathology year. Survey data revealed benefits of thepost-sophomore fellowship in pathology, including increased residency preparedness, letters of recommendation, and research engagement. Although the lack of a control group and potential selection bias limit the generalizability of these findings, our results suggest the post-sophomore fellowship in pathology model can attract medical students to pathology, foster research experiences, and better prepare students for residency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100211"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144813842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100187
A.S.R. Macnow MD, MHPE
{"title":"An Investigation of Large Language Model ChatGPT as an Author of USMLE-Style Questions","authors":"A.S.R. Macnow MD, MHPE","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100187","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100187","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100200
A.P. Tannenbaum MD, J. Gulliver MD, S.M. Cook MD, E.G. Brooks MD
{"title":"The Creation of a New Resident Role for Undergraduate Medical Education Involvement: Early Successes","authors":"A.P. Tannenbaum MD, J. Gulliver MD, S.M. Cook MD, E.G. Brooks MD","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"12 3","pages":"Article 100200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}