Learning Microscopic Pathology: Scaffolding the Early Development of Expertise in Medical Image Interpretation
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Medical imaging is becoming increasingly important and omnipresent in everyday diagnostic practice.Consequently, the development of imaging technologies creates new challenges and opportunities for professional development and medical education.This thesis investigates how medical students learn to interpret medical images; what are the prerequisites and practices of learning microscopic pathology, and how learning can be scaffolded in a virtual microscopy environment.While similar themes have been studied quite extensively in regards to expert performance, surprisingly little is known about novices and the challenges they face in entering the field.
Source: UTUPub (University of Turku)
Author: Markus Nivala
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2281006347