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A simple eye model to objectively assess ophthalmoscopic skills of medical students
Author(s) -
Bradley Paul
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00370.x
Subject(s) - checklist , ophthalmoscopy , medical education , optometry , fundus (uterus) , simple (philosophy) , medicine , psychology , ophthalmology , retinal , philosophy , epistemology , cognitive psychology
Objectives Ophthalmoscopy is an important clinical skill that is essential for medical students to master. Competency in the performance of this skill needs to be assessed objectively. Design The development of a simple, cheap eye model for objective assessment of ophthalmoscopic skills of medical students is described. Setting University of Liverpool. Subjects Undergraduate medical students. Results The model was used in 803 assessments and showed a high level of student performance, based on both checklist marking of the general approach to the examination and objective marking of the ability of students to manipulate the light beam, focus the lens and systematically examine the model’s fundus. Conclusions The method described provides a simple, cost‐effective, objective assessment of the performance of ophthalmoscopy.