How do undergraduate medical students learn ophthalmology in a clinical environment?

Abstract

Aim: This phenomenological study looked at the nature of undergraduate medical student learning in an ophthalmology environment. The study set out to identify what influences the quality of medical students' educational experience in ophthalmology. The study was conducted on 17 final-year medical students from a medical school in the west of Ireland, after undertaking their 3-week combined clinicalbased ophthalmology/neurology programme at a tertiary referral teaching hospital. Methods: Learning diaries were used as a reflective tool for recording the learners' personal learning experiences. A primary analysis of the diaries was used to formulate a topic guide for semi-structured interviews with each of the participating students. Template analysis was used to code the data, create themes and establish thematic hierarchies. Results: Individual students' learning experiences were affected by intra-personal and inter-personal factors. Inter-personal factors included the quality of the learner-teacher relationship and the interaction between peer learners. Intra-personal factors were individual perceptions of what was expected of the students by tutors and by the medical school. Conclusion: To create positive and effective learning environments for learners in ophthalmology and orthoptics, teachers should become much more aware of themselves as models of practice and should take time to observe students perform as well as provide feedback.

"Improving Undergraduate Ophthalmology Education in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic by Video-Assisted Online Learning"

“…The students were also performed basic ophthalmology examinations under the supervision of the instructor. As an adjunct to conventional learning method, however, online learning may be beneficial and may have a significant impact on future medical students, including new opportunities in patient care and technical skill development [1,[18][19][20][21]. This study's limitations include the relatively small sample size and the self-reported nature of the questionnaire in which participants may be subject to reporting bias affected by student confidence and the degree to which they did not want to disappoint teaching staff.…”

Conhecimento dos Alunos de Medicina sobre Oftalmologia

“…Além disso, é importante enfatizar o que foi analisado no artigo "How do undergraduate medical students learn ophthalmology in a clinical environment?" (5). Esse estudo analisou alunos do último ano de uma escola de Medicina no Oeste da Irlanda, com o intuito de identificar o que influencia a qualidade da experiência educacional dos estudantes de Medicina em Oftalmologia.…”