Perceived satisfaction of ophthalmology residents with the current Iranian ophthalmology curriculum

Mostafaei, Ali; Hajebrahimi, Sakineh

doi:10.2147/opth.s18907

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“…For example, the overall satisfaction among ophthalmology residents was 34% in Jordan 3 and 36% in Iran. 6 However, the overall satisfaction in the current study is low compared with well-recognized international training programs in the United States 7 (93%) and Canada 4 (85%).…”

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Assessment of Ophthalmology Residency Programs in Saudi Arabia: A Trainee-Based Survey

Alenezi

Alfawaz

Owaifeer

et al. 2019

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

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Purpose: To assess the satisfaction and competency of Saudi ophthalmology residents and compare their performance against International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) standards. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey of senior ophthalmology residents (postgraduate years [PGY] 3-4) and recent graduates (from 2010 to 2015) assessed various aspects of training. The questionnaire was sent to the participants and was divided into 3 main domains: demographics, training program evaluation, and preparedness for board exams and clinical practice. Results: Out of the 145 invitees, 120 (82.8%) responded. Fifty percent of respondents reported an overall satisfaction with the program. Adequate clinical exposure was reported in most subspecialties except refraction and low vision rehabilitation with inadequate exposure reported by 55.8% and 95.8%, respectively. Surgical exposure was reported as adequate for phacoemulsification (58.3%) and strabismus surgery (68.3%) only. Eighty-nine percent of respondents reported performing less than 80 cases of phacoemulsification. Of the respondents who had graduated, most (89.7%) passed the final board exam at the first attempt. There were 73.5% of respondents who reported that residency training prepared them well for the board exam. Ongoing clinical and call duties were reported as having a negative impact on exam performance. Conclusions: Saudi ophthalmology residents demonstrate a high level of clinical competency. However, additional efforts should aim at improving surgical training to increase the level of satisfaction among residents and improve the quality of training to meet international standards.

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Assessment of Ophthalmology Residency Programs in Saudi Arabia: A Trainee-Based Survey

Alenezi

Alfawaz

Owaifeer

et al. 2019

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

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“…In an Iranian resident survey in 2010, journal club was found to be the most satisfying tool for teaching competency in general ophthalmology. [ 6 ] In this survey, the journal club was not voted so useful.…”

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Feedback of final year ophthalmology postgraduates about their residency ophthalmology training in South India

Ajay

Krishnaprasad

2014

Indian J Ophthalmol

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Background and Aims:This study documents a survey of final-year ophthalmology postgraduate students on the subject of their residency training. A similar survey conducted 7 years ago published in IJO had concluded that the residency program was not up to expectations in many centers. Our study aimed to see if ophthalmology training and student perceptions differed since then.Materials and Methods:For our study, we added a few questions to the same questionnaire used in the article “which is the best method to learn ophthalmology? Resident doctors’ perspective of ophthalmology training” published in IJO, Vol. 56 (5).Results:Forty-nine students (62.02%) returned completed forms. Most students desired an orientation program on entering residency, and wished to undergo diagnostic training initially. Case-presentation with demonstration and Wet-lab learning were most preferred. There was a big difference between the number of surgeries students actually performed and the number they felt would have been ideal.Conclusion:On the whole, the students still felt the need for improved training across all aspects of ophthalmology.

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“…Wet laboratory training and simulators play an increasingly important role as part of an organized surgical curriculum [ 3 , 4 ]. Surgical competency assessment tools are also being developed and integrated in ophthalmic training [ 5 ] and, in many residency programs, trainees' point of view of the quality of training they receive is investigated [ 6 – 8 ], as well as cataract surgery trainers' attitudes and techniques [ 9 ].…”

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Training of Resident Ophthalmologists in Cataract Surgery: A Comparative Study of Two Approaches

Tzamalis

Lamprogiannis

Chalvatzis

et al. 2015

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose. To evaluate and compare the efficacy of two different training methods in resident-performed phacoemulsification surgery. Methods. 502 eyes of 467 patients who underwent resident-performed phacoemulsification were included in the study by reviewing their medical records. Residents were allocated into two groups according to the method applied during their training in cataract surgery; Group A included residents that were trained with the “step-by-step” method and Group B those trained with the “one-step” method. Primary outcome was the incidence of main complications, defined as posterior capsular ruptures and/or zonular dehiscence with vitreous loss. Results. Each resident performed a median of 63 phacoemulsification surgeries. A statistically significant difference (p = 0.0032) was noted in the main complications rate between the two groups, yielding a mean of 17.3% in Group A and 7.25% in Group B. Other intraoperative complications were not shown to differ statistically significantly between study groups (p > 0.05). Among the first 40 surgeries of each resident, main complications rate differed also statistically significantly (p = 0.0048) between Group A (21.67%) and Group B (8.5%), while a better surgical performance-yielding statistical significance in Group A (p = 0.017) was indicated in both groups between the 20th and the 30th procedure. Conclusions. Training in cataract surgery using the “one-step” method may lead to an improvement in surgical competency, when measured by complications rates and, therefore, to significantly better quality of training for resident ophthalmologists.

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Perceived satisfaction of ophthalmology residents with the current Iranian ophthalmology curriculum

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Assessment of Ophthalmology Residency Programs in Saudi Arabia: A Trainee-Based Survey

Assessment of Ophthalmology Residency Programs in Saudi Arabia: A Trainee-Based Survey

Feedback of final year ophthalmology postgraduates about their residency ophthalmology training in South India

Training of Resident Ophthalmologists in Cataract Surgery: A Comparative Study of Two Approaches

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