The Department of Morphopathology of “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy (USMF) was outfitted with a modern scanner for examining histological, cytological and immunohistochemical blades with financing from the Government of Romania, IPN reports.
USFM rector Emil Ceban said that over 1,000 students are annually trained at the Department of Morphopathology, including with the use of conventional light microscopes, which are already outdated. “We are sure that the outfitting of universities with last-generation medical imaging scanners will have a significant impact on the quality of the process of study and the clinical formation of the future doctors in our country and also on scientific research in the field. This scanner is a valuable resource that will enable the students, residents, practicing doctors to familiarize themselves with advanced medical technologies and to obtain the practice needed to diagnose and treat diseases,” stated the rector.
Emil Ceban noted this digital imaging system enables to fully or partially scan the blade, to view the image of scanned blades on any computer and by an unlimited numbered of students simultaneously, which facilitates dialogue and studying in a group. It eliminates the necessity of creating and maintaining laboratories with microscope blades. Blades can be prepared from the best histological, cytological and immunohistochemical samples. There is no need to prepare more sets of blades for learning as a blade is enough for the whole Department. Blade images can be stored on a server and a university blades collection can be created. A high-quality blades collection can be swiftly developed at low costs and can include blades that are hard or impossible to prepare locally, at the Department or in the Republic of Moldova, such as blades with specific immunohistochemistry straining representing rare diseases. The system also enables to identify cases using barcodes and the personal data are therefore protected.
Adrian Dupu, secretary of state of the Department for the Relationship with the Republic of Moldova, said that by this project they contribute not only to the education of the future generations, but also to the health of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. “One of our objectives, of the Department, is to support education of a high quality on the left side of the Prut. We consider that high-quality education is not possible without the necessary infrastructure, without the necessary equipment. Therefore, by what we do, we aim to also improve the learning conditions of students,” stated the Romanian official.
The scanner cost €60,000 and is of Hungarian make.
