Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions and satisfaction of the graduates and trainees of the fellowship programs of the Philippine General Hospital - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (PGH DOVS). Methods: A uniform survey was conducted among all graduates and ongoing trainees of the External Disease and Cornea, Medical and Surgical Vitreo-Retina, Glaucoma, Orbit and Oculoplastics, and Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus fellowship programs. The survey link was emailed to all the participants. Results: Response rate was 74%. Majority of graduates were clustered in the National Capital Region (NCR) (56.4%), and Luzon excluding NCR (46.4%). Majority of the graduates perceived that the objectives of their fellowship program were met (60%). Overall, 65.4% of the fellows assessed their training as completely adequate. Strengths identified were volume of patients, level of independence, and consultant supervision. Weaknesses identified were the lack of specialized instruments, lack of inter-department exposures, and difficulties in the conduct of research. Conclusion Majority were satisfied with their training and would recommend their training program to others despite the difficulties and deficiencies identified. Some of the perceived weaknesses observed by the graduates have been addressed since their graduation from their program. This is the first attempt to assess post-residency fellowship programs in ophthalmology in the Philippines.
fellowship ; training ; ophthalmology ; evaluation ; assessment

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Australia* ; Education* ; Fellowships and Scholarships*

Fellowships and Scholarships ; Humans ; Medical Oncology ; Societies, Medical

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Elbow* ; Fellowships and Scholarships* ; Gyeongsangbuk-do* ; Shoulder*

The Education Board of Korean Society of Gastroenterology (KSG) has three missions: 1) to meet the needs of KSG members, 2) to provide educational opportunities for future members (fellows), and 3) to train world-class experts using latest knowledge. To achieve these objectives, the ‘Education Board’: 1) updates guidelines and provides academic information to KSG members, 2) provides quality education and training for gastroenterology fellows, and 3) offers opportunities to young gastroenterologists to participate in overseas training programs, such as the American Gastroenterology Association, Clinical Observation and Research Education program.
Education ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Gastroenterology ; Religious Missions

PURPOSE: The purpose of my survey is to assess the knowledge and views of the academic staff on authorship criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 363 academic staff were invited to fill out the survey via e-mail and the responses were collected for two weeks. A one-page questionnaire was prepared and it included 19 questions with three major groups. The first group of questions was demographic information including the responder's age, sex and academic position. The second group of questions was focused on the individual perception and personal experience for authorship on their publications. The last group of questions included awareness and views of authorship criteria established by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The responders were grouped according to age, sex and grade. To examine the difference of responses among each group, a Chi square test for categorical variables was performed. RESULTS: The overall response rate to the survey was 39.2% (113/288) and 20.7% (75/363) of e-mail address were undeliverable. The grade of respondents is relatively evenly distributed from fellowship (20%) to professor (22%). Most of the respondents (90.6%) had experienced difficulties with authorship. Although 72.2% of respondents had no awareness of ICMJE's criteria, they agreed with criteria fully (56.1%) and partially (42.4%). 42% of respondents expected that more than 50% of the authors per paper didn't fulfill the authorship criteria. Less than 5 authors per paper were adequate (96%). Most of respondents thought that the introduction of a contribution listing to the Journal of the Korean radiological society is necessary (93.5%) but it is not urgently needed (59.0%). CONCLUSION: I can see that there are authorship problems among the academic members of Korean radiological society. It is necessary to educate the members and to have them justify the validity of their authorship claims.
Authorship* ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Electronic Mail ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Humans

Human ; Emergency Medicine ; Environment ; Environmental Medicine ; Fellowships And Scholarships ; Occupational Medicine

Abdominal ultrasound examinations are performed by many gastroenterologists in clinical practice, but abdominal ultrasound education has not been included in internal medicine resident or gastroenterology fellowship training courses. Abdominal ultrasound education was established as an essential part of the resident training program in 2017, and since then interest in ultrasound has increased. An educational accreditation system for trainers of ultrasonography in the internal medicine field was developed in 2018, but accredited ultrasound trainers and equipment and space for ultrasound education are lacking. This article describes how to revitalize ultrasound education program for resident and fellowship training.
Accreditation ; Education ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Gastroenterology ; Internal Medicine ; Ultrasonography

Although the subspecialization of surgical practice and fellowship training have progressed well in most of the university hospitals in Korea, no apparent supervision system has yet been activated. There have recently been active debates and discussions between society members on the issue of a certification for fellowship training, which ultimately prompted the Korean Surgical Society to prepare appropriate measures. In order to facilitate the process of establishing ideal measures, in our unique circumstance of surgical practice, I can suggest some of my personal opinions. First of all, I recommend that the Korean Surgical Society and its all member to strive against government interference and achieve an attending system for surgical practice and to obtain reasonable insurance reimbursement for surgeons' work, which are all prerequisites for both general and subspecialty surgical practices. Rigorous criteria for approval and credentialing of a fellowship training program should be established, whether certification will be given or not. Certification should be offered only when there is agreement between all the members of subspecialty boards and the association of practicing surgeons. All measures should be taken so as not to compromise surgical residency training by subspecialty fellowship. As subspecialization progresses, the specialty of general surgery also needs to be redefined. A discreet long-range plan of the surgical work force should be done to keep the proper number of both generalist- general surgeons and subspecialist-general surgeons. In order to take the initiative for the moderation of the interests between different subspecialty boards, and to establish a structured fellowship training program, the Korean Surgical Society should reinforce its administrative functions.
Certification ; Credentialing ; Education ; Fellowships and Scholarships* ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Insurance ; Internship and Residency ; Korea ; Organization and Administration

Revision of the post-graduate medical education (PGME) system, which has been almost fixed since the introduction of the intern-resident training system in Korea more than 50 years ago, is particularly demanding because of changes in the contents of basic medical education and the patient-doctor relationship, division into sub-specialties, the introduction of fellowship training, changing patterns in doctors' work as information technology advanced, and the modifications to the PGME system in the advanced countries. The internship is not an effective course for PGME. The graduates of medical colleges or medical schools can practice by himself or herself without a PGME course. The durations of PGME for various subspecialties are almost the same: one year of internship and four years of residency. The working conditions of trainees are not adequate for proper education and patient safety. Current internships should be merged into residency by a straight internship. PGME should be mandatory for those who want to practice after graduation from medical colleges or medical school without resident training. The duration of PGME for each subspecialty should be newly adjusted. The working conditions of trainees must be improved. Even though this report suggests future directions for PGME on a broad scale, fine adjustment and design of further details should follow. This report has taken comments and opinions from the medical societies into consideration. Nonetheless, it may need further discussion among the stakeholders of PGME including trainees in order to minimize misunderstanding and 'trial and error' during the revision process.
Education, Medical ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Internship and Residency ; Korea ; Patient Safety ; Propylene Glycols ; Schools, Medical ; Societies, Medical