Tan Roland Joseph D
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.
National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions, University of the Philippines Manila.
Acta Med Philipp. 2023 Jul 27;57(7):77-80. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.5989. eCollection 2023.
The availability of ophthalmologists is vital to making eyecare accessible to everyone. Medical education and ophthalmology residency training in China was reduced to address the high demand for ophthalmologists. This is something the Philippines can consider to increase the number of ophthalmologists in the country. However, decreasing the duration, together with insufficient monitoring of medical education and ophthalmology residency training, were not without consequences in eyecare in China.
眼科医生的可获得性对于让每个人都能获得眼保健至关重要。为了满足对眼科医生的高需求,中国减少了医学教育和眼科住院医师培训。这是菲律宾可以考虑用来增加该国眼科医生数量的做法。然而,缩短培训时长,再加上对医学教育和眼科住院医师培训的监督不足,在中国的眼保健方面并非没有造成后果。