Recommendations for the optimization of student led free vision screening programs.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the summary characteristics of operational models associated with Student Led Free Vision Screening Programs (SLFVSP) and to identify opportunities for program optimization.

Methods

An 81-question mixed methods survey was distributed to SLFVSP leaders nationwide and Medical Student Educators within the American University Ophthalmology Professors (AUPO) Association. Survey responses were analyzed using Mann Whitney U and Fisher's Exact tests. Themes considering the assets and liabilities of SLFVSPs were summarized using self-reported qualitative data from survey responses. Qualitative and quantitative themes considering were then synthesized into a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats (SWOT) analysis for a collective appraisal of SLFVSP operation

SUBMITTER: Devanathan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653908 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature