Exfoliative cytology-teaching curriculum and practice of medical diploma students majoring in pathological diagnosis and technology

Exfoliative cytology is a required course for medical diploma students majoring in pathological diagnosis and technology. However there exist no ready-made teaching materials to use or teaching models to follow.This paper discusses the attempts made to achieve preferable teaching result by formulating syllabus based on training scheme by carefully picking teaching content,combining case analysis with multimedia instruction and making new method of assessment. Key words: Exfoliative cytology;  Teaching reform;  Curriculum construction