Muecke Thomas, Petrash Carson, Petrovski Goran, Bacchi Stephen, Casson Robert, Chan Weng Onn
Health & Medical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
Ophthalmology Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, 5000, Australia.
Eye (Lond). 2025 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41433-025-03850-x.
To (a) analyse, compare and learn from the global variations in ophthalmology training applicant selection criteria, specifically CV assessment, and (b) provide a discussion of evidence supporting such selection criteria.
An observational analysis on the selection criteria used to assess candidates applying to ophthalmology training programs within the US, Canada, European Union / European Economic Union (EU/EEA), United Kingdom (UK) and Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Presence of a publicly available selection criteria policy for the 2025 intake was searched for on national and local college, society, federation and training program websites. The selection criteria employed for assessing applicant CV, and its associated scoring (if existent), were recorded for the included programs. Descriptive statistics was applied to these data.
174 accredited ophthalmology training programs were identified, and 51/174 publish a publicly available selection criteria policy. Overall, the most important criteria from ophthalmic training bodies in the Western world include research experience, academic achievements, particularly in the form of awards and prizes, references supporting evidence of favourable personal and professional characteristics, and evidence of involvement in extracurricular activities that produce evidence of a well-founded interest in ophthalmology.
Each region adopts varying selection processes and frameworks, which, rather than reflect a standardised international approach to selecting an "ideal" ophthalmology trainee, perhaps select for the specific needs of the country and or training program. The study is limited by its observational nature.
(a) 分析、比较并借鉴全球眼科培训申请人选拔标准的差异，特别是简历评估方面的差异；(b) 讨论支持此类选拔标准的证据。
对美国、加拿大、欧盟/欧洲经济联盟（EU/EEA）、英国和澳大利亚及新西兰（ANZ）用于评估申请眼科培训项目的候选人的选拔标准进行观察性分析。在国家和地方学院、协会、联合会及培训项目网站上搜索2025年入学的公开可用选拔标准政策。记录纳入项目用于评估申请人简历的选拔标准及其相关评分（如有）。对这些数据应用描述性统计。
确定了174个经认可的眼科培训项目，其中51/174公布了公开可用的选拔标准政策。总体而言，西方世界眼科培训机构最重要的标准包括研究经验、学术成就，特别是奖项和奖品形式的成就、支持良好个人和专业特质证据的推荐信，以及参与课外活动的证据，这些活动能证明对眼科有充分的兴趣。
每个地区采用不同的选拔流程和框架，这与其说是反映了选拔“理想”眼科实习生的标准化国际方法，不如说是根据国家和/或培训项目的特定需求进行选拔。本研究受其观察性质的限制。
