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Santi R, Ballestriero R, Canzonieri V, Gulczynski J, de Gouveia RH, Ariza A, Carvalho L, Nesi G. Voices from the past: results of the ESP history of pathology working group survey on pathology museums. Virchows Arch 2022; 480:1231-1238. [PMID: 35080657 PMCID: PMC9184401 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-022-03284-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
While keeping their original purpose of training medical students, pathology museums hold great biological value, offering unique specimens for scientific research through modern radiological, pathological and biomolecular techniques. Moreover, the artefacts, models and drawings displayed in these museums are a precious cultural and artistic heritage. Preservation of the anatomical samples and maintenance of the facilities are neither easy nor inexpensive and call for patronage. The development of a European Pathology Museum Network would undoubtedly facilitate study, access and divulgation of antique pathology collections. Data from a survey conducted by the European Society of Pathology (ESP) History of Pathology Working Group have allowed creation of a comprehensive, multifaceted portrait of European university museums, reflecting their history, diversity, geography, institutional status, stakeholders, projects, professionals, audiences, policies and best practices.
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- Raffaella Santi
- Hematopathology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, Venice, Italy
- Art Historian in Residence, Gordon Museum of Pathology, King's College, London, UK
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- Pathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO Aviano), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira (UMa) & Clinical and Anatomical Pathology Laboratory (LANA), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Anatomical and Molecular Pathology Institute (IAP-PM), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (FMUC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Anatomical and Molecular Pathology Institute (IAP-PM), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (FMUC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Division of Pathological Anatomy, Pathology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, V.le G. Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
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Vaduva AO, Serban CL, Lazureanu CD, Cornea R, Vita O, Gheju A, Jurescu A, Mihai I, Olteanu EG, Lupu V, Pup A, Cornianu M, Mureșan A, Taban S, Dema ALC. Three-Dimensional Virtual Pathology Specimens: Decrease in Student Performance upon Switching to Digital Models. ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION 2022; 15:115-126. [PMID: 33319472 DOI: 10.1002/ase.2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Several alternatives to formalin-stored physical specimens have been described in medical literature, but only a few studies have addressed the issue of learning outcomes when these materials were employed. The aim of this study was to conduct a prospective controlled study to assess student performance in learning anatomic pathology when adding three-dimensional (3D) virtual models as adjunct teaching materials in the study of macroscopic lesions. Third-year medical students (n = 501) enrolled at the Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timisoara, Romania, were recruited to participate. Student performance was assessed through questionnaires. Students performed worse with new method, with poorer results in terms of overall (mean 77.6% ±SD 11.8% vs. 83.6% ±10.5) and individual question scores (percentage of questions with maximum score 34.6% ±25.6 vs. 47.7 ± 24.6). This decreased performance was generalizable, as it was observed across all language divisions and was independent of the teaching assistant involved in the process. In an open-ended feedback evaluation of the new 3D specimens, most students agreed that the new method was better, bringing arguments both for and against these models. Although subjectively the students found the novel teaching materials to be more helpful, their learning performance decreased. A wider implementation as well as exposure to the technique and use of virtual specimens in medical teaching could improve the students' performance outcome by accommodating the needs for novel teaching materials for digital natives.
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- Adrian O Vaduva
- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Department of Functional Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
- Department of Genetics, Louis Turcanu Clinical Emergency Children's Hospital, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
- Center for Gene and Cellular Therapies in Cancer Treatment - Oncogen, Pius Branzeu Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Discipline of Morphopathology, Department of Microscopic Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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McMenamin PG, Hussey D, Chin D, Alam W, Quayle MR, Coupland SE, Adams JW. The reproduction of human pathology specimens using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for teaching purposes. MEDICAL TEACHER 2021; 43:189-197. [PMID: 33103933 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2020.1837357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The teaching of medical pathology has undergone significant change in the last 30-40 years, especially in the context of employing bottled specimens or 'pots' in classroom settings. The reduction in post-mortem based teaching in medical training programs has resulted in less focus being placed on the ability of students to describe the gross anatomical pathology of specimens. Financial considerations involved in employing staff to maintain bottled specimens, space constraints and concerns with health and safety of staff and student laboratories have meant that many institutions have decommissioned their pathology collections. This report details how full-colour surface scanning coupled with CT scanning and 3 D printing allows the digital archiving of gross pathological specimens and the production of reproductions or replicas of preserved human anatomical pathology specimens that obviates many of the above issues. With modern UV curable resin printing technology, it is possible to achieve photographic quality accurate replicas comparable to the original specimens in many aspects except haptic quality. Accurate 3 D reproductions of human pathology specimens offer many advantages over traditional bottled specimens including the capacity to generate multiple copies and their use in any educational setting giving access to a broader range of potential learners and users.
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- Paul G McMenamin
- Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Mogali SR, Vallabhajosyula R, Ng CH, Lim D, Ang ET, Abrahams P. Scan and Learn: Quick Response Code Enabled Museum for Mobile Learning of Anatomy and Pathology. ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION 2019; 12:664-672. [PMID: 30548228 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In the past, medical museums played a significant role in anatomy and pathology training. The attraction of medical museums has declined recently due to the emergence of information technology and innovative medical curricula. An innovative mobile learning platform has been developed using quick response (QR) codes for the museum specimens at the Lee Kong Chain School of Medicine, Singapore. High-quality images of the potted specimens were captured and combined into an album and a video using Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 and Windows Movie Maker, respectively. Subsequently, QR codes were generated linking to PDF documents with annotations, pathology, and clinical history concerning the specimens. Quick response codes were piloted in gastrointestinal teaching module for Year 2 medical students. Survey responses were obtained from students to verify the efficacy of QR as a learning tool. The majority of students either agreed or strongly agreed that it was easy to access the information about the specimen with QR codes (4.47 ± 0.84), while 96% of students agreed that they are able to correlate the specimen with the annotated images (4.56 ± 0.56). The majority of students (78%) agreed that QR codes are useful for their learning (4.22 ± 0.87), while 75% of students felt QR codes motivate them to visit Anatomy Resource Centre. Most of the students agreed that QR codes are useful for revision of materials (4.13 ± 1.07) and independent learning (4.38 ± 0.87). These findings suggest that QR codes are not only effective for students learning but also enhance their exploration experience with the museum specimens.
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Warwick Medical School, Warwick University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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