Unique Multidisciplinary Training Practices in Cytopathology: Simulation Training in Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid.

ABSTRACT: The training of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in pathology residency and fellowship programs can be a challenging task with variable outcomes, particularly when there is a lack of a standardized approach. In 2014, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in collaboration with the Endocrine Division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center implemented simulation training for the incoming cytopathology and endocrinology fellows prior to fellows interacting with patients at the clinic in order to provide a structured approach to learning the technical components of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration. In 2018, a second simulation session was added to focus on communication, providing fellows an opportunity to further develop the comm

SUBMITTER: Ciolino AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature