Introduction
The Group for Research In Pathology Education (GRIPE) is an academic society of medical educators who teach pathology. To that end, we develop and share teaching resources; promote scholarly research and innovation in medical education, faculty development materials; and provide mutual support at our annual meeting in January.
The theme for the 2019 meeting was, “Making pathology relevant for millennials” which was addressed during the plenary sessions: Generation Z as Medical Students: What Can We Expect? And Integrating Technology Tools in Medical Education. The pre-conference workshops also complemented the theme.
Preconference Workshops
There were 2 conference workshops, each of 150 min in duration were run concurrently on Thursday January 24th. The workshop titled “Enhancing Pathology Education in the 21st century” was presented by Dr. Rajendra Singh. Dr. Singh is an Assistant Professor in Dermatology and Pathology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York. He directs the Immunodermatology Section and is also the Director for the Residency Training Program. Dr. Singh gave a demonstration of the innovative cloud-based platform for teaching called the “Path Presenter “which was well received by the participants.
The other concurrent workshop “Using Social Media to disseminate your Scholarly work” was presented by Julie Hewett. Julie K. Hewett, owner of JulNet Solutions, is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurial Management. Her workshop introduced the participants with possibilities of social media for disseminating scholarly work, and to practice hands-on with several of these options to promote their own article(s) and themselves as a researcher/author.
Conference Day 1
The conference began on Friday, January 25th with a welcome and orientation presented by Dr. Geoff Talmon, 2018 President of GRIPE. The site host for the conference was University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Dr. Talmon gave a presentation describing the newly redesigned UNMC College of Medicine curriculum. A concurrent student-focused session was Dr. Oswaldo Padilla titled, “Pathologists: Who are they? What do they do? Is it something for me?”
Plenary Session I
Dr. Geoff Talmon was the Plenary Session I speaker. Dr. Talmon is a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, NE, specializing in gastrointestinal, renal, liver, and transplant pathology. He completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at UNMC, a fellowship in surgical pathology at the Mayo Clinic, and Master of Education in Health Professions from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Talmon serves as the Department’s Vice Chair of Medical Education, program director for the pathology residency program, director of the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators, program co-chair for UNMC Master in Health Professions Teaching and Technology Program, and co-leader of the preclinical phase of the medical school curriculum.
Dr. Talmon’s topic was “Generation Z as Medical Students: What Can We Expect?” This session reviewed the characteristics of the 5 generations in medical education (traditionalists, baby boomer, Gen X, millennial Gen Y & Gen Z). Dr. Talmon put an emphasis on Generation Z learners who would soon be entering the health education. He differentiated the characteristics of Millennial and Generation Z learners, discussed the impact of Generation Z students’ preferences and tendencies on medical education, and provided potential strategies for better engaging Generation Z health professions students.
Workshops
Two concurrent workshops were available for the participants following the poster viewing session. The first workshop entitled “Best practices for incorporating pathology into integrated medical school curricula” was presented by Marta Margeta and Raga Ramachandran. The presenters are Co-stewards of Pathology in the University of California, San Francisco Bridges curriculum and demonstrated best practices that relate to curriculum design, content development, faculty representation, student assessment and engagement in the integrated medical curricula. They compared and contrasted various teaching modalities and assessed their appropriateness for different components of the pathology content. They brought a small group case from the UCSF foundation science curriculum and discussed approaches for motivating faculty and resident instructors to succeed in direct teaching.
The second workshop was presented by Kruti Maniar, Kristy Wolniak, and Luis Blanco entitled, “One Step at a Time: Optimizing a Pathology Residency Curriculum with the Use of Technology.” The presenters reviewed the steps used to adapt the didactic large group lectures of a pathology residency program into active learning experiences and discussed potential benefits of incorporating different digital technology tools in pathology resident education and the challenges in integrating them.
Conference—Day2
Day 2 began with welcome and introduction by Dr. Osvaldo Padilla, Secretary of GRIPE. This was followed by a panel discussion by medical students from the University of Georgia and University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine. The students shared their perspectives as millennial learners on using various study resources and their expectations from educators.
Plenary Session II
The second plenary speaker was Dr. Hooman Rashidi who is a board certified Hematopathologist with an extensive background in informatics and medical education. He is currently professor and vice chair-GME and director of residency program at UC Davis. His bioinformatics background dates back to his graduate school years in the 1990s (prior to entering medical school). He has co-authored several popular textbooks in bioinformatics and now being actively involved in developing several machine learning tools and platforms. In addition, he has published on use of several popular digital tools (including several Apps) in the medical education/hematology arena that are now used worldwide. Dr. Rashidi’s topic was “Integrating Technology Tools in Medical Education.” This session provided an overview about the use of technology and digital platforms in medical education. Dr. Rashidi clarified that one does not need to be a technology expert or computer programmer to be able to build and incorporate such tools in their particular area of interest/coursework. This session discussed about tools that are accessible and available to the average user who could build and incorporate them in various settings such as free APPS, Quiz bank, and animated cartoons.
Workshops
Two concurrent workshops were available for the participants following the second plenary session. One was presented by Ellen Dudrey, Niti Manglik, and Veronica Tatum entitled “Integrated learning modules: Innovative way to teach Millennials.” They shared the experience in integrating immunology content in the curriculum using an innovative software, “i-spring” in designing their learning activity as a tool for better integration of difficult topics.
The second concurrent workshop was presented by Nicole Burges and Ruth Levine entitled, “Millennials: Considerations for Pathology Education.” The workshop was run in a “Flipped classroom” format with a lecture and small group exercises. The participants had a chance to experience the millennial student’s perspective on the learning environment and provided ways to address the challenges.
The afternoon session of January 26th featured recognition of the poster authors. There were several exciting posters presented during the poster viewing and the authors also had the opportunity to give a short summary to the participants. The session concluded with 6 oral presentations which included several students and additional posters displayed during breaks. Each and every one of the poster presenters had the opportunity to give a short summary to the participants. The following are the list of oral and poster presentations.
Oral Presentations:
“Virtual autopsy”: An innovative tool to integrate histopathology, pathophysiology and clinical content in preclinical curricula
Susan way
Michigan State University
The use of Self-Directed Learning in Diagnosing Cadaver with Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification, from a students’ perspective
Sadia Jamshad
Medical School of Georgia
Do Millennials know how to manage time? Comparison between medical student performance and access to online materials at USP medical school- Brazil
Luiz da Silva
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine
Perceived impact of novel board preparatory resources on COMLEX – USA level 1 pathology performance
Gregory Yim
Touro College of Osteopathic medicine (NY)
Creating medical school pathology capstone rotation: Bridging the gap between medical school and residency
Kevin Dowlatshahi
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Engaging pathology residents in gross dissection with 3D printing
Chris Williams
University of Oklahama Health Sciences Center
Poster presentations:
An established Pediatric Pathology Rotation at El Paso Children’s Hospital helps boost medical student interest in Pathology
Daniel Bustamante, Harry Wilson, and Osvaldo Padilla
Challenges and Strategies for General Pathology in an Integrated Curriculum in Brazil
Giovana da Costa Sigrist and Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine – Brazil
Computerized bone marrow report templates as a teaching and feedback tool in pathology residency training
Teresa Scordino
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Approaches to Generational Differences in Medical Education
Matthew Tran
Augusta University
Optimizing competencies in the pathology education for millennials in the molecular era
Ritcha Saxena
Pathology Teaching Within Physician Assistants, Podiatric Medicine, and Osteopathic Medical Curricula at Des Moines University
Kevin Carnevale and Yujiang Fang
The Millennial View of Transfusion Medicine Instruction during Medical School
Marisa Saint Saint Martin
Loyola University Medical Center
The Use of 3D Printers in Medical Education with a Focus on Bone Pathology
Shayna Youman, Evan Dang, and Bonnie Brenseke
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
There is a smart way to teach Pathology: Using resources from BEST network to engage learners
Raja Koteeswaran and Mohit Shahi
Department of Pathology/Microbiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School
School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
GoPro videos in Case-Based Learning: Bringing the Clinical Cases to Life
Fernando Bruno and Alex Braun
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dungeons and Dragons in the Pathology Lab: Increasing Strategic Thinking and Engagement through Unfolding Cases
Fernando Bruno and Alex Braun
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Interface between Anatomic Pathology and Diagnostic Medicine: Deficits in Basic Science Pathology Education
Drew Bernhisel
Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso
The Development and Implementation of Screencasts for the Study of Neuropathology in Medical Education
Andrew Halterman
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Qualitative Perspectives Addressing Challenges in Preparing Medical Students for the Boards, Wards, and Practice: A Reflection in Designing a More Student-Oriented Pathology Curriculum
Sarah Li, OMS-II
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Harlem
Bone Marrow Biopsies on Cadavers as a Model to Integrate Laboratory Medicine within a Basic Science Curriculum
Elizabeth Ricks
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Application of Interactive Self-directed Online Pathology Modules with Gaming Features in Place of Traditional Lectures
Amirah Kuzu MS4
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Awards:
Several awards were presented to those individuals who made a substantial contribution to GRIPE or pathology education in general. These included:
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Dr. Ed Goljan, MD, winner of the 2019 Tom Kent Award for Excellence in Pathology Education.
The Tom Kent Award for Excellence in Pathology Education is given to recognize an individual’s exceptional lifetime contribution to pathology education
Dr Nicole Jackson was the winner of Holliman Scholarship award. John H. Holliman Resident Scholarship is awarded to a pathology resident who is sincerely interested in pursuing undergraduate or graduate teaching of pathology as part of their career planning.
The 2019 GRIPE Winter Meeting had some of the best participation for the photo contest to date. There were nine individuals who submitted photos totaling over 90 images. There were winners in two categories this year. The Winners for best Gross & Micro image were Katherine Wang & Gloria Sura respectively.
The next meeting is scheduled to be held in San Antonio, TX, from January 23–25, 2020
Notes on contributors:
Dr. Rajasekaran Koteeswaran is Secretary of GRIPE and Co-chair of 2019 Annual Meeting Program Committee. Dr. Ellen Dudrey is Co-chair and the rest of the authors are members of the 2019 program committee.
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