Integrating Internship Into Ophthalmology Residency: Assessment of a National Survey and Structured Microsurgical Curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report the results of a national survey soliciting residency programs' microsurgical curricula for ophthalmology interns, and the efficacy of a single institution's intern microsurgical wet lab curriculum.

Design

Mixed methods study including a national survey and a prospective trial.

Setting

Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. Tertiary care institution.

Participants

In this two-part study, an electronic survey soliciting intern microsurgical curricula was distributed to all accredited ophthalmology residency programs nationwide. Additionally, interns at the study institution (n = 10) were evaluated on speed and quality of a corneal suturing task prior to and following completion of a

SUBMITTER: Mahmud H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11787807 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature