Using the correct tools, digital resources can be combined to provide the richest training materials in pathology which can be delivered to large audiences entirely online. This can be used to enable undergraduate teaching of histology, residency/trainee training of pathology and professional training in specialist areas of pathology.
Traditionally, education and training in pathology has been delivered using textbooks, glass slides and conventional microscopy. This style of teaching raises several problems for both the student and the teacher, including not being able to visualize exactly what others are discussing, neck pain, only being able to learn in the classroom and many more.
Digital pathology/virtual microscopy in education can allow:
