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Selection, teaching and training in ophthalmology
Author(s) -
Benjamin Larry
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01089.x
Subject(s) - medicine , selection (genetic algorithm) , training (meteorology) , medical education , optometry , ophthalmology , medical physics , artificial intelligence , physics , meteorology , computer science
A bstract This article examines the training requirements for ophthalmic surgical training, and the selection, assessment and training methodologies used for trainees, and also comments on the role of the surgical trainers. As an introduction to the article, a brief description of the current scheme in the UK is given.