Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607 USA.
Office of Academic Affairs, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2024 Feb;51(1):44-50. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2022-0081. Epub 2023 Mar 13.
The purpose of this study was to explore the teaching methods used to train residents in cataract surgery at academic and private practice institutions. A descriptive survey was distributed online to 186 active supervising diplomates of the American Board of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ABVO) listserv. The survey included items about various educational resources and techniques available to ophthalmology residents when performing cataract surgery. Thirty-seven (19.9%) supervising diplomates completed the survey. Most supervising diplomates (29, 78.4%) required supervised practice in the wet lab. Fourteen supervising diplomates (37.8%) provided mandatory cataract surgery lectures. Nine diplomates (24.3%) required their residents to attend a formal phacoemulsification wet lab course. There was no difference in the number of diplomates who allowed their residents to perform cataract surgery as the primary surgeon during their second year compared to any other year. Thirty-three surveyed diplomates supported the idea of creating an assessment tool to improve surgical competency. This article describes the current trends in veterinary ophthalmology residency education and provides support for the creation of an assessment tool to improve surgical competency. The goal is to stimulate future research on how educators can effectively train veterinary ophthalmology residents to improve surgical proficiency.
本研究旨在探讨在学术和私人执业机构培训白内障手术住院医师的教学方法。采用描述性调查方法，在线向美国兽医眼科委员会（ABVO）专业人士名录上的 186 名活跃的指导医师发送了一份调查问卷。该调查问卷包括眼科住院医师在进行白内障手术时可使用的各种教育资源和技术的相关内容。37 名（19.9%）指导医师完成了调查。大多数指导医师（29 名，78.4%）要求在湿实验室进行监督性实践。14 名指导医师（37.8%）提供强制性白内障手术讲座。9 名医师（24.3%）要求其住院医师参加正式的超声乳化湿实验室课程。在第二年或其他任何一年允许住院医师作为主刀医师进行白内障手术的指导医师数量没有差异。33 名接受调查的指导医师支持创建评估工具以提高手术能力的想法。本文描述了兽医眼科住院医师教育的当前趋势，并为创建评估工具以提高手术能力提供了支持。其目的是激发未来关于教育工作者如何有效地培训兽医眼科住院医师以提高手术熟练度的研究。
