Pushed Across the Digital Divide: COVID-19 Accelerated Pathology Training onto a New Digital Learning Curve.

ABSTRACT: Bringing digital teaching materials into residency training programs has seen slow adoption, expected for many new technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the paradigm for many resident teaching modalities as institutions instituted social distancing to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. The impact of this shift on pathology trainee education has not been well studied. We conducted an online survey of pathology trainees, program directors, and faculty to assess pre- and post-COVID-19 use of, and response to, various digital pathology modalities. Responses were solicited through both social media and directed appeals. A total of 261 respondents (112 faculty, 52 program directors, and 97 trainees) reported a dramatic and significant increase in the use of digital patho

SUBMITTER: Hassell LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907927 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature