Abstract
Objective
To create a standardized undergraduate medicine ophthalmology curriculum for Canadian
medical schools.
Design
Two-stage modified Delphi technique.
Participants
Undergraduate ophthalmology leads at all the medical schools in Canada and 6 nonophthalmologist
physicians with medical education expertise.
Methods
In stage 1, a preliminary list of curricular objectives was developed using the 2018
Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology's list of curricular objectives
as a foundation. Subsequently, an online survey was sent to 24 individuals (18 ophthalmology
undergraduate curriculum leads and 6 non-ophthalmology medical educators) at 17 institutions
to evaluate the objectives using a 5-point Likert-type scale. In stage 2, the ophthalmology
curriculum leads were invited to participate in a virtual meeting during which the
list of curricular objectives was discussed and finalized by consensus.
Results
In stage 1, a preliminary list of 76 learning objectives organized into 10 overarching
topics was developed. A total of 21 survey responses were received (87.5% response
rate), allowing for the creation of a revised list. In stage 2, five participants
from four schools met, achieving consensus following one round of feedback. The final
undergraduate ophthalmology curriculum contained 10 topics and 75 objectives; it covered
common presentations of a variety of acute and chronic eye diseases that were felt
to be relevant to a wide medical audience.
Conclusions
The consensus obtained on a comprehensive list of undergraduate medicine ophthalmology
curricular objectives identified in this study is the first of its kind in Canada.
These objectives can be used by medical schools across Canada to standardize undergraduate
ophthalmology teaching.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 23, 2023
Accepted:
January 6,
2023
Received:
December 5,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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