Seána Hogan, Julie Dunne
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Focused Debate on the Development of Ethical Reasoning Skills in Pharmacy Technician Students
American journal of pharmaceutical education
introduction recent decades ophthalmology exposure medical school increasingly reduced turn medical students expressed concern ophthalmic skills research investigating status ophthalmology education us undergraduate medical curricula limited institutional data devoid student resident perspective study seeks gain better understanding current ophthalmology education us medical students trainee point view methods crosssectional survey distributed current us medical students interested ophthalmology us ophthalmology residents demographic data ophthalmology curriculum information respondent learning preferences personal reflections recorded thematic analysis chisquare tests utilized results total 3874482 86 surveys completed respondents 75 us medical institutions respondents exposed formal ophthalmology curriculum 63 research 89 mentorship 84 clinical experiences 87 medical school medical school curriculum ranked third helpful resource students learn ophthalmology yet 29 residents n 55 feel confident diagnostic ophthalmology skills based medical school exposure student resident recommendations improving ophthalmology education delivery commonly referenced nontraditional ophthalmology resources online videos n 83 supplement traditional learning materials lectures n 56 discussion findings suggest primary ophthalmology exposure medical school shifted toward extracurricular activities research clinical observation considering increasing time demands placed medical education system utilizing nontraditional educational materials supplement current undergraduate medical education ophthalmology may provide educators resource improve learner confidence resident preparedness