How do cytopathologists learn fine needle aspiration techniques? An international survey.

Most pathologists did not receive formal training in a simulated environment, and of the pathologists who had simulation instruction, food items were commonly used for education. A few participants used a commercial US-FNAC simulator, but since most pathologists perform FNAC by palpation, this method of simulation training is not applicable to many practices. Social media is an effective and efficient way to perform survey research, yielding a very high response rate.