Educational Scholarship
Creating new educational approaches to grow the next generation of pathologists, physicians, laboratory professionals, and faculty is a growing creative theme in our department.
- Kristin Olson is Associate Dean for Curriculum and Medical Education and Vice Chair of Education for the department. A leader in education, she is a major creative force behind the development and implementation of the school’s new I-EXPLORE medical student curriculum and is active in innovating pathology education nationally.
- Kurt Schaberg M.D. is well-known for his online educational tool Kurt’s Notes which is used by over 100,000 users world-wide. He was named one of the top six “40 Under 40” pathologists by the American Society of Clinical Pathology in 2021 and was also recognized as a rising star in “In the Wings” section of 2021 Power List by the publication, The Pathologist.
- Elham Vali Betts M.D. is a pathology curriculum leader in the School of Medicine. Her educational contributions include a multi-institutional study which demonstrates how convolutional neural networks can be used to create histology teaching tools using a digital pathology app.