Pastor J Carlos, Fernández Itziar, Rojas Jimena, Coco Rosa, Sanabria Maria R, Rodríguez-de la Rúa Enrique, Sánchez Diego, Valverde Carmen, Sala-Puigdollers Anna
University Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology (IOBA), Retina Group.
Clin Ophthalmol. 2011;5:483-90. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S17100. Epub 2011 Apr 21.
Uniform postresidency systems to train medical specialists have not been developed in most European countries. Before developing a framework for such a system, we established the learning and professional profiles of Spanish ophthalmologists dedicated to medical retina and vitreoretina subspecialties.
After identification of presumed subspecialists by experts from different autonomous regions, a self-administered questionnaire was mailed in 2006. A reminder was sent three weeks later. Postal mail was used. Nonresponder bias was determined.
Of 492 possible retina subspecialists, 261 replied to the questionnaires. While about 86% received specific retinal training, standardized fellowship programs were uncommon for both medical retina and vitreoretina (around 10%). Of the responders, 24.5% performed only medical retina, 11.8% vitreoretina, and 63.6% both. Most (60.5%) practiced anterior segment surgery, and 78.7% declared skills in vitrectomy.
We have developed a database of Spanish ophthalmologists dedicated to retinal pathologies and identified some characteristics of their professional profile. Although most of them have received specific retinal training, standardized mastership programs are still uncommon. These data will be useful in creating a standardized Retina Mastership, an important goal of the European Higher Education Area.
大多数欧洲国家尚未建立统一的住院医师后医学专科培训体系。在为这样一个体系制定框架之前，我们确定了专注于医学视网膜和玻璃体视网膜亚专业的西班牙眼科医生的学习和专业概况。
在不同自治区的专家确定了假定的亚专科医生后，于2006年邮寄了一份自填式问卷。三周后发送了提醒。采用邮寄方式。确定了无应答偏倚。
在492名可能的视网膜亚专科医生中，261人回复了问卷。虽然约86%的人接受了特定的视网膜培训，但医学视网膜和玻璃体视网膜的标准化进修项目都不常见（约10%）。在回复者中，24.5%仅从事医学视网膜工作，11.8%从事玻璃体视网膜工作，63.6%两者都从事。大多数人（60.5%）进行眼前节手术，78.7%宣称具备玻璃体切割术技能。
我们建立了一个专注于视网膜疾病的西班牙眼科医生数据库，并确定了他们专业概况的一些特征。虽然他们中的大多数人接受了特定的视网膜培训，但标准化的硕士项目仍然不常见。这些数据将有助于创建标准化的视网膜硕士项目，这是欧洲高等教育区的一个重要目标。
