A slide into obscurity? The current state of histology education in Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand medical curricula in 2022-2023.

ABSTRACT: Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (AANZ) medical schools have been impacted by curricular changes and the introduction of virtual microscopy (VM). No survey has explicitly described the outcome of these events on histology education in AANZ. This study provides a cross-sectional overview of histology education in accredited medical schools across AANZ in 2022-2023. Responses were received from 83% (19/23) of Australian medical schools, and 50% (1/2) of medical schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. VM, either exclusively (42%) or combined with traditional microscopy (37%), emerged as the preferred mode for delivering histology education. Common instructional methods included face-to-face lectures (26%) and synchronous online live lectures (26%). A significant proportion (84%) of educators suppl

SUBMITTER: Meyer AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612314 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature