Optimizing schools of cytology: Discussions from the 2022 ASC/IAC Cytology Education Symposium, North American Strategies, and European Symbiosis

Charles D Sturgis¹, Jenna B LeBlanc², Michele A Smith³, Sean A McNair⁴, Kara L Hansing¹, Catherine E Bammert⁵, Donna K Russell⁶, Joshua M Howell⁷, Susan A Alperstein⁸, Kelly Lennen⁹, Irena Srebotnik-Kirbis¹⁰, Veronika Anic Paradis¹¹, Lia van Zuylen-Manders¹², Eeva Liikanen¹³, Gregory Freund¹⁴, Diane D Davey¹⁵, Robert Goulart¹⁶, Ana Yuil-Valdes¹⁷, Philippe Vielh¹⁸, Jennifer A Brainard¹⁹, Sandra W Hitchens²⁰, Amber Donnelly¹⁷

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¹ Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA.
³ University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁴ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
⁵ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁶ Daemen University, Amherst, New York, USA.
⁷ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
⁸ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
⁹ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
¹⁰ University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
¹¹ Merkur Clinical Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
¹² Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
¹³ Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
¹⁴ Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
¹⁵ University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
¹⁶ University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
¹⁷ University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
¹⁸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
¹⁹ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
²⁰ American Society of Cytopathology, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

PMID: 37877689
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13314

Editorial

Optimizing schools of cytology: Discussions from the 2022 ASC/IAC Cytology Education Symposium, North American Strategies, and European Symbiosis

Charles D Sturgis et al. Cytopathology. 2024 Jan.

. 2024 Jan;35(1):2-6.

doi: 10.1111/cyt.13314. Epub 2023 Oct 25.

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¹ Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA.
³ University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁴ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
⁵ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁶ Daemen University, Amherst, New York, USA.
⁷ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
⁸ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
⁹ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
¹⁰ University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
¹¹ Merkur Clinical Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
¹² Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
¹³ Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
¹⁴ Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
¹⁵ University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
¹⁶ University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
¹⁷ University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
¹⁸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
¹⁹ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
²⁰ American Society of Cytopathology, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

PMID: 37877689
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13314

Abstract

This report highlights information and outcomes from the November 2022 ASC/IAC joint Cytology Education Symposium, an annual conference organized by the Cytology Programs Review Committee. The manuscript provides information on shared educational opportunities and practices for cytology students and other learners in anatomic pathology, discusses recruitment strategies for schools of cytology, conveys teaching resources, introduces perspectives on virtual microscopy and online learning, and transmits information about wellness of students in schools of cytology.

Keywords: Cytotechnology; cytologist; cytology; cytotechnologist; strategies; training program.

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