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Experience of Biology Degree students in the recognition of tissue alterations in human histopathological samples
Fernando Leiva-Cepas1, Cristina García-Caballero2, Julio Osuna-Soto3
1Departamento de Ciencias Morfológicas y Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina y Enfermería, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain; Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, Spain.
Insights
Students in Biology Degree programs can now analyze human histological images for practical training. This innovative approach enhances understanding of cellular pathology and disease-related morphological changes.
Area of Science:
- Histology
- Cell Biology
- Pathology
Background:
- Histological image analysis is crucial for understanding human disease pathology, particularly in practical education.
- A gap exists in practical activities involving human histological preparations within Biology Degree programs.
Introduction:
The analysis of histological images plays a fundamental role in studying pathological alterations associated with human diseases, especially in the context of practical teaching. However, in the Biology Degree programme there is a lack of practical activities based on the study of human histological preparations.
Material And Methods:
A collaboration with an Anatomical Pathology department was established for this project, which aimed to carry out an innovative practice based on the study of human biopsies in the subject of Cell Biology and Cellular Pathology of the Biology Degree programme. Face-to-face and non-face-to-face activities were performed, involving group work, image search and selection for the preparation of digital material.
Results:
This activity allowed for the identification of morphological changes caused by the deregulation of cellular processes in various diseases.
Conclusions:
Our results indicate that students find this practice very useful for their training, so this activity could be applied to other similar subjects taught in other degree programmes.
