Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
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J Am Soc Cytopathol · Nov 2020
Learning cytology in times of pandemic: an educational institutional experience with remote teaching.
As the coronavirus pandemic swept across national and state borders, institutions of higher learning, including cytology, began closing campuses and moving instruction online. We have described a method of remotely teaching cytology in our institution, including using the telecytology concept used with rapid onsite evaluation and remote conferencing and educational tools to conduct eCytology learning. This is a cost-effective method to transition a traditional in-classroom program into online teaching for cytology. It can also be implemented quickly. ⋯ We have presented a method for educating students remotely using existing technology that is affordable and can be implemented quickly by nearly all cytology education programs.