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 Task Force on Medical Student Education seeks to include appropriate ophthalmic education for all medical students as part of the complete physician education and to offer assistance and resources in regions where it is not yet included.
The ICO Task Force on Medical Student Education is led by Professor Susan Lightman, FRCOphth, and Professor Peter McCluskey, MD.
Task Force Activities:
- Developing and implementing the Curriculum for Ophthalmic Education of Medical Students
- Developing and implementing the ICO Medical Student Handbook
- Creating a database of eye units worldwide that are willing to offer ophthalmology electives to medical students
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 »
- July 22, 2010
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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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ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Ophthalmology
This document includes the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements for Ophthalmology… More »
- October 5, 2010
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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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The CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework
The CanMEDS Framework defines the key competencies needed for medical education and practice. The framework is based on 7… More »
- October 5, 2010
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