An Innovative Open Educational Resource Integrating Pathology, Humanities, and Technology for Women’s Health Education
Digital slides linked to USMLE-style questions are used for self-assessment quizzes and competency exams, with faculty-reviewed, AI-generated explanations.Digital microscopy was paired with gross organ shows facilitated by pathologists and residents, fostering gross and microscopic correlation, thus augmenting experiential learning.Feedback from randomly assigned 12-15% of the students on key lab components was collected by Qualtrics survey.Results: Evaluation data from the "neoplasia" lab showed that most students found the lab activities challenging but manageable (66.7% excellent, 33.3% good).All students appreciated interacting with faculty and residents (100% excellent).Students reported that the labs helped consolidate their pathology knowledge (83.3% excellent, 16.7% good), had clear objectives (100% excellent), and had appropriate time allocation (83.3% excellent, 16.7% good).Overall satisfaction with the digital slide and gross lab was rated 100% excellent.Free-text feedback helped address any software issues.Conclusions: Our labs provided enhanced learning outcomes by offering a structured and supportive environment.CHIIMERA effectively integrates pathology content into the medical curriculum and engages students through interactive, annotated slides.The labs foster self-directed, competency-based learning and are fully supported by faculty and resident facilitators.Positive student feedback indicates high satisfaction with the innovative delivery of gross and digital pathology content.Free-text feedback expedited the resolution of software issues, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and responsiveness to student needs.
Authors
- Joanna Thorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8962-2428)
- Audun Frederiksen
- Walid Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0102-6950)
- Michael Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-5739)
- Janet Sinn-Hanlon
- Sol Roberts-Lieb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2562-9609)
- José Eduardo Padilla Beltrán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-0739)
- Valerie Jennings
- Peg Burnette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-0797)
- Samar A Hegazy
- S A Benson
- Imanni Sheppard
- Nama Naseem
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Knox College (US)
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Pathology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100192
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00