| Title |
Is it the right time to promote competency-based European Training Requirements in Ophthalmology? A European Board of Ophthalmology survey |
| Authors |
Dormegny, Lea ; Prior Filipe, Helena ; Dormegny-Jeanjean, Ludovic Christophe ; Stopa, Marcin ; Aclimandos, Wagih ; Ašoklis, Rimvydas Stanislovas ; Atilla, Huban ; Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine ; Curtin, Denise ; Cvenkel, Barbara ; Flanagan, Lisa ; Ivekovic, Renata ; Kivelä, Tero T ; Martinez Costa, Rafael ; Ní Dhubhghaill, Sorcha ; Priglinger, Siegfried ; Strong, Brendan ; Sturmer, Joerg ; Tassignon, Marie José ; Maino, Anna ; Bourcier, Tristan |
| DOI |
10.1111/aos.17433 |
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| Is Part of |
Acta ophthalmologica.. Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2025, vol. 103, iss. 4, p. 404-415.. ISSN 1755-375X. eISSN 1755-3768 |
| Keywords [eng] |
competency-based medical education ; entrustable professional activities ; European Board of Ophthalmology ; European Training Requirements ; European Union of Medical Specialists ; ophthalmology residency curriculum |
| Abstract [eng] |
Purpose: To report national practices and recent progress in competency-based medical education (CBME) implementation in ophthalmology across European countries. Methods: A 30-question online survey was emailed to European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) ophthalmology section delegates, European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) examiners and presidents of ophthalmology societies affiliated with UEMS/EBO. Results: A total of 230 ophthalmologists with an average age of 54.7 years [30–77] and from 28 countries completed the survey. Half of them had been involved as medical educators for more than 10 years. The majority (74%) exercised their educational role in a University Hospital. Ninety six percent of them dedicated less than 50% of their activity to teaching. A third dedicated more than a half of their activity to patient care. The teaching of skills reported (medical, surgical, research, attitudinal and theoretical knowledge) was significantly better applied than their assessment. While 91% of the respondents found it necessary to harmonize European Training Requirements (ETR) in ophthalmology, competency-based education concepts were rarely implemented in their country (for instance, 8% for CBME; 6% for entrustable professional activities (EPAs) and 3% for ETR). Conclusions: Despite considerable diversity in European residency programmes, post-graduate medical education leaders in ophthalmology agree on the need to find a platform for equivalence in the content of the basic training requirements that constitute the professional identity of a practicing ophthalmologist. |
| Published |
Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons Inc |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
| CC license |
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