Innovating undergraduate pathology education through public engagement

Virchows Archiv : an International Journal of Pathology
Navin Mukundu NageshSuzy Lishman

Abstract

The trends in modern undergraduate medical education focus on a patient-centred approach through problem-based learning over the traditional modular curriculum. Integrating pathology into this style of learning has resulted in the dilution of core scientific principles which may have contributed to reduced understanding and interest in the subject. We aim to innovate pathology education by utilising National Pathology Week which is organised by the Royal College of Pathologists to develop the public engagement model which empowers students to learn pathology by teaching the public. Through this model, we hope to generate a greater interest in pathology at both undergraduate and postgraduate stages of education. We obtained funding from the Royal College of Pathologists to organise National Pathology Week at Exeter Medical School and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital. We involved 125 undergraduate student volunteers from health-related courses. We designed a curriculum aiming to educate both students and public on current topics such as cancer screening programmes, antibiotic resistance, diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and the role of pathologists. We hosted 15 pathologists, biomedical scientists and microbiologists to e...Continue Reading

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Feb 25, 2019·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Hamish PatelGareth Lau
Mar 20, 2019·Academic Pathology·Louis Maximilian BujaRobert L Hunter
Apr 18, 2019·BMC Medical Education·L Maximilian Buja
Jun 30, 2019·Perspectives in Public Health·Navin Mukundu Nagesh, Bogdan Chiva Giurca

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