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Integrating Histology in the Medical Curriculum
Author(s) -
Bolender David
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.10.2
Subject(s) - curriculum , attendance , medical education , session (web analytics) , histology , preference , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , pedagogy , computer science , pathology , political science , mathematics , statistics , world wide web , law
Transition from a freestanding Cell and Tissue Biology (histology) course to participation within an integrated curriculum has its challenges. As material from a single course becomes fragmented into several academic units across different years, there is a loss in appreciation of the structural continuum from cells to tissue to organs. The change in impact from a stand‐alone course to a minor component of academic units affects the value students place on study time and perceived impact on exams. In our experience, these factors have lead to a devaluation of the importance histology plays in the medical curriculum. This is realized in reduced student attendance at scheduled labs and their preference for an abbreviated overview session over a more active learning lab experience. As a faculty, we are challenged to create a valued experience in a very crowed curriculum.