Journal of Cytology & Histology

Rawan Safa

Publications

• Review Article
  Once Upon a Microscopic Slide: The Story of Histology
  Author(s): Inaya Hajj Hussein, Mohamad Raad, Rawan Safa, Rosalyn Jurjus and Abdo JurjusInaya Hajj Hussein, Mohamad Raad, Rawan Safa, Rosalyn Jurjus and Abdo Jurjus
  
  For centuries, histology has maintained its remarkable place in the medical curriculum. However, its teaching has been influenced by the new technological advancement that has reshaped medicine teaching into a more modern student-friendly form. Since its inception in the 18th century, the discipline of histology has progressed hand in hand with the advancements in microscopy and microscopic technologies, including immunohistochemistry. In the traditional curriculum of USA medical schools, especially after the first Flexner’s report of 1910, histology was considered as very essential topic for a physician studying the “Art and Science” of medicine. In this era, the teaching relied more on the light microscope and to some extent on the electron microscope. However, the field nowadays, after the second Flexner’s report, which stressed the importance of integrating.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000377

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