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*

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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

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

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

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

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

PURPOSE: To investigate the present situation of emergency medical services (EMS) education and to develop an EMS education curriculum for medical students, emergency medicine residents and fellows in Korea. METHODS:The objectives and curricula of the American and Canadian EMS training programs were used in the development of a questionnaire to investigate the actual situation of EMS education in Korea. The Delphi method was used to obtain the consensus of experts regarding which specific objectives should be included and how many hours would be needed in each training level. RESULTS: For medical students, the didactic component of EMS education was 57.6% (median; 60 min, IQR: 50~60 min) and the experiential component was 12.1%. For residents, the didactic component was 57.6% (median; 120 min, IQR; 75~180 min) and the experiential component was 18.2% (median; 450 minutes, IQR; 135~1720 min). Only two hospitals had EMS fellowship programs. The consensus of experts for core objectives and the proper number of hours of EMS education for different levels of training were: 9 core topics and 8 hours for medical students, 16 core topics and 40 hours for medical residents, and 21 core topics and 30 hours for Fellows. The response rate was 42.9% for the first round and 71.4% for the second round. CONCLUSION: The authors propose the core content of EMS education for each training level from a consensus of experts.
Consensus ; Curriculum ; Emergencies ; Emergency Medical Services ; Emergency Medicine ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Humans ; Korea ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Students, Medical

An MD-PhD is a physician-scientist with dual degrees integrating both medical and postgraduate training. In the 21st century, MD-PhDs will represent the main power and leadership of biomedical research and biotechnology, which can lead to national wealth in the very near future. Their education is supported primarily by the special grant from MSTP (medical scientist training program) owned by NIH-NIGMS (NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences) and partly by a non-MSTP grant prepared by each school. Since 2004, AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) approved MD-PhD section in the GREAT Group (Group on Graduate Research, Education, and Training) to promote the development, growth, and nurturing of physician-scientist training programs by representing the interest of MD-PhD programs. For successful launching of the combined MD-PhD program in the graduate schools of medicine in Korea, the following issues must be resolved as soon as possible: full scholarship support during the 7-year program, exemption from mandatory military service following graduation, official approval of PhD degree in the professional medical school, and introduction of the MD-PhD combined degree program to laypersons. Therefore, I strongly urge Korean government to take time and determine the budget for nurturing MD-PhD students to develop as biomedical leaders to bring national prosperity as well as world-class scientists in the 21st century.
Biotechnology ; Budgets ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Financing, Organized ; Humans ; Korea ; Leadership ; Military Personnel ; Schools, Medical