Use of internet and digital pathological resources in pathology resident training and continuing medical education

Abstract

The internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world. It has grown to become a worldwide mechanism for information exchange. Digital pathological resources are very helpful in the residency training and continuing medical education （CME） of pathologist because of its development and universalization. The present article analyzed the utility of internet and digital pathological resources during the residency programme and CME, also listed some popular medical and pathological websites. The new online teaching pattern is supposed to play an important role based on the traditional teaching pattern. With the widespread use of internet and digital resources, they should become the necessary complementation of pathology resident training and decrease the gap between the pathologists in different hospitals. Key words: Internet; Digital pathological resources ; Pathology ; Residency programme; Continuing medical education