Necessity of slit-lamp training during ophthalmology clerkships from the perspective of medical students
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2023.1.02
- VernacularTitle:从医学生视角看眼科见习期间裂隙灯训练的必要性
- Author:
Xuan-Wei LIANG
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Yu-Xian ZOU
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Shu LIU
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2
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3
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Zi-Wei MENG
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2
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Xin-Yue YU
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2
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Ye-Hong ZHUO
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Rong-Xin CHEN
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Author Information
1. Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
2. State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology
3. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ophthalmology clerkship;
slit-lamp training;
medical education;
necessity;
student perspective
- From:
International Eye Science
2023;23(1):4-9
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM: To evaluate the necessity of slit-lamp biomicroscopy(referred to here as “slit-lamp”)training from the student's perspective and reach a consensus on slit-lamp training in medical students during ophthalmology clerkship.METHODS: A controlled before-after clerkship study was performed on 117 students of the class of 2017 enrolled in clinical medicine at Sun Yat-sen University. All medical students underwent slit-lamp training during ophthalmology clerkship. We evaluated the students' cognition, perceived need and recommendations for slit-lamp teaching, using a self-completed questionnaire survey and compared the students' scores in these aspects before and after their ophthalmology clerkships. Additionally, the efficiency of slit-lamp training was evaluated by subjective student assessment after the ophthalmology clerkship. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert Scale. Statistical analysis was performed by IBM SPSS(Version 20.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).RESULTS: A total of 116(99.1%)medical students completed the survey. The average score before clerkship was 19.99±3.03, which indicated a high level of cognition regarding slit-lamp utility; However, this score significantly increased to 22.97±2.37 after clerkship(P<0.001). The average score regarding perceived need was also higher for post-clerkship students than for pre-clerkship students(24.62±3.15 vs. 23.60±2.36, P=0.009). Moreover, 86.2% of post-clerkship students reported that hands-on slit-lamp practice could help promote clerkship quality. More than three-quarters of the surveyed students tended to agree that slit-lamp practice time should be increased(76.7% and 77.6% before and after clerkship, respectively).CONCLUSION: A hands-on approach to slit-lamp training is more favored by medical students in ophthalmology clerkships, and this training should be recommended in ophthalmology clerkships given its potential usefulness for improving clerkship quality.
