Medical Student Education
The increasing age of the world population, high prevalence of common problems such as eye injury and red eye, and importance of vision in the information age support the need to expand ophthalmic medical student education.
The ICO Medical Student Education Sub-Committee advocates that a complete physician education includes appropriate ophthalmic curriculum for all medical students.
The ICO has the following committees that seek to enhance and improve ophthalmic subspecialty fellow training:
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Committee on Curricula and Expectations for Training Programs
– Chair, Peter Quiros, MD -
Sub-Committee on Medical Student Education
– Chair, Susan Forster, MD
These committees are involved in the programs listed below. Questions about ICO education programs should be directed to: educators@icoph.org.
ICO Medical Student Education Sub-Committee Activities:
- Developing and implementing the Curriculum for Ophthalmic Education of Medical Students
- Developing and implementing the ICO Handbook for Medical Students Learning Ophthalmology
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Developing and implementing the ICO Handbook for Junior Residents and Medical Students Learning Emergency Ophthalmology
Medical Student Education Resources
ICO Emergency Ophthalmology Handbook for Junior Residents and Medical Students
This booklet contains common ophthalmic emergency conditions and key ophthalmic disorders that the ICO recommends to be seen… More »
- April 3, 2015
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ICO Handbook for Medical Students Learning Ophthalmology
Tables of core knowledge and key ophthalmic disorders to assist medical students. Compiled by the Task Force on Ophthalmic… More »
- May 13, 2010
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ICO Position Paper in CPD
The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) creates position papers to take an official stance on important topics in… More »
- June 6, 2014
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ICO Position Paper on Accreditation in English and Spanish
The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) creates position papers to take an official stance on important topics in… More »
- June 2, 2014
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The UK Royal College of Ophthalmologists Residency Curriculum
This Curriculum for specialist training in ophthalmology describes the outcomes of seven years of postgraduate training which… More »
- October 5, 2010
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RANZCO Vocational Training Program (VTP)
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Vocational Training Program includes information on… More »
- October 5, 2010
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