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Development of a Certification Exam to Assess Undergraduate Students' Proficiency in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Core Concepts
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inherent features virtual simulation could utilised deliver collaborative global education inclusive accessible valued students facilitators aim study evaluate impact international eyecare community iec platforms virtual simulated international placements vsip optometric education international multicenter crosssectional mixed methods study deakin university australia elite school optometry india used evaluate impact vsip iec using preexisting deidentified data collected teaching learning activities within optometry course curriculum data students facilitators perceptions vsip collected deidentified transcripts focus group discussions data interpreted using descriptive statistics qualitative analysis using constant comparison thematic analysis total 64 167 student participants completed survey responses 39 46 167 28 completed selfreflective inventories focus groups 6 student participants 6 facilitator participants recorded analysed student participants reported iec relevant 98 agreement motivated apply theoretical knowledge clinical context 97 agreement themes identified qualitative analysis factors inherent virtual simulation enabled learning vsip vsip supported cognitive apprenticeship vsip enabled clinical learning optometric education vsip role crosscultural professional identity development optometry students study found vsip platform helped motivate students learn improve clinical skills vsip considered potential supplement physical clinical placements could revolutionize global optometric education offering colearning across cultures