Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Undergraduate Medical Education Curricular Affairs.
 
Title: Designing & Building a Digital Histopathology Image Library using Web-based Viewer Technology
Speaker: Dharamainder Choudhary, PhD
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Location: Classroom A1 (or attend virtually-live on Microsoft Teams)
Meeting ID: 274 322 309 992 80
Passcode: cM3Uq9QR
 
Session Attendance Code: NUZRAT
 
Session Description: This session will present the development of a web‑based digital histopathology image library designed to enhance students’ ability to recognize normal tissue features and key pathological hallmarks. Using the DigitalScope viewer, the speaker will demonstrate how providing multiple digitized specimens improves diagnostic understanding while eliminating technical barriers such as large file downloads. The session will also highlight how other specialties can leverage this platform by integrating hyperlinks to share visual teaching materials.
 
Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):
  1. Describe standard tools to teach histology in medical school.
  2. Describe DigitalScope tool and how to make hyperlinks.
  3. Discuss the usage of this tool by 2nd year students.

Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dharamainder Choudhary, PhD in their role as speaker for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Speaker Off-label Statement: Dharamainder Choudhary, PhD, will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.

Target Audience:  Faculty, staff, and trainees at the UConn Health, School of Medicine.

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1 _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

 

Session date: 
03/05/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Location: 
UConn Health
263 Famington Ave
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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