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Levon Katsakhyan1, Christopher Preciado1, Zubair W Baloch1
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Objectives:
To perform a systematic review of the published literature on pathology graduate medical education, with a focus on novel educational curricula.
Methods:
We systematically searched the PubMed and Embase databases for relevant articles published between 2000 and 2021.
Results:
We analyzed 612 articles and selected 19 peer-reviewed, full-length, English language articles published between 2003 and 2021 describing unique curricula for final review. Details on the general characteristics, conceptualization, design, implementation, and assessment were collected and discussed.
Conclusions:
This systematic review highlights a recent increase in published curricular endeavors specifically addressing topics of educational need that are otherwise not commonly taught in traditional residency training. Curricula are diverse in their teaching methods, implementation, and originating institutions. The lack of meaningful evaluated outcomes and available curricular materials may hinder wider use of such curricula; these should be considered by future pathology educators undertaking their design.
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