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

Charles D Sturgis; Jenna B LeBlanc; Michele A Smith; Sean A McNair; Kara L Hansing; Catherine E Bammert; Donna K Russell; Joshua M Howell; Susan A Alperstein; Kelly Lennen; Irena Srebotnik-Kirbis; Veronika Anic Paradis; Lia van Zuylen-Manders; Eeva Liikanen; Gregory Freund; Diane D Davey; Robert Goulart; Ana Yuil-Valdes; Philippe Vielh; Jennifer A Brainard; Sandra W Hitchens; Amber Donnelly

doi:10.1016/j.jasc.2023.06.004

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

J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2024 Jan-Feb;13(1):4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jasc.2023.06.004. Epub 2023 Oct 25.

Authors

Charles D Sturgis¹, Jenna B LeBlanc², Michele A Smith³, Sean A McNair⁴, Kara L Hansing⁵, Catherine E Bammert⁶, Donna K Russell⁷, Joshua M Howell⁸, Susan A Alperstein⁹, Kelly Lennen¹⁰, Irena Srebotnik-Kirbis¹¹, Veronika Anic Paradis¹², Lia van Zuylen-Manders¹³, Eeva Liikanen¹⁴, Gregory Freund¹⁵, Diane D Davey¹⁶, Robert Goulart¹⁷, Ana Yuil-Valdes¹⁸, Philippe Vielh¹⁹, Jennifer A Brainard²⁰, Sandra W Hitchens²¹, Amber Donnelly¹⁸

Affiliations

¹ Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: cdsturgismd@gmail.com.
² Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York.
³ University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
⁴ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
⁵ Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota.
⁶ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
⁷ Daemen University, Amherst, New York.
⁸ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
⁹ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
¹⁰ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹¹ University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
¹² Merkur Clinical Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
¹³ Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
¹⁴ Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
¹⁵ Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York.
¹⁶ University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
¹⁷ University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
¹⁸ University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
¹⁹ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
²⁰ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
²¹ American Society of Cytopathology, Wilmington, Delaware.

PMID: 38184364
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2023.06.004

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: Cytologist; Cytology; Cytotechnologist; Cytotechnology; Strategies; Training program.

MeSH terms

Cytological Techniques*
Educational Status
Humans
North America
Schools*
Symbiosis*