Application and evaluation of teaching practical histology with the use of virtual microscopy

Virtual slides provide many benefits over observation of classical glass histology slides. We have developed an electronic teaching system of histology practical in a networked classroom of 30 student’s computers and one teacher's. The teacher's PC (personal computer) runs our own database of histology practical designed in MS Excel format that contains virtual slides organized into thematic sessions. The virtual slides are complemented with supporting documents and other explanatory visuals. A PC-based testing of identification of structures in histology slides has also been introduced.