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Table 1 Summary of combined focus group data analysis based on user experiences with iDPR website

From: Visual-spatial dimension integration in digital pathology education enhances anatomical pathology learning

Strengths

Limitations

Improvements

ā€¢Excellent, fantastic, useful, effective, reliable, relevant, intuitive resource

ā€¢Great enhancement tool

ā€¢Good tool for learning & revision

ā€¢High-resolution 2D, 3D and slide scanned images

ā€¢Good specimens

ā€¢High-yield facts

ā€¢Evidence-based

ā€¢Complete information

ā€¢More interesting, fun and pictures

ā€¢Histopathology reports

ā€¢[web browser]

ā€¢Mobile phone somewhat incompatible

ā€¢Absence of graphics in high-yield facts

ā€¢Longer loading time and slow Internet connectivity

ā€¢Tired eyes

ā€¢No audio support

ā€¢[software for viewing multimedia on webpages] sometimes crashes

ā€¢No physical contact with specimens

ā€¢Optimize mobile phone version

ā€¢Everything on one page

ā€¢Graphics in high-yield facts

ā€¢More specimens of same and different pathologies / [extend to] whole body encyclopedia

ā€¢Include pathophysiology

ā€¢Anatomy (and [anatomical dissection] videos) and histology incorporation

ā€¢Virtual tour

ā€¢Running commentary

ā€¢Online short video lectures

ā€¢Include quizzes and answers

ā€¢Include in final year exam assessment

ā€¢Use [links with] free reliable websites

ā€¢Interesting catchy titles