Teaching of ophthalmology in undergraduate curricula: A survey of Australasian and Asian medical schools

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-317

  Fan, Jennifer C ^a   Sherwin, Trevor ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Education; Medical; Ophthalmology; Questionnaire; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE SURGERY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTRAOCULAR TUMOR; LENS DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TEACHING; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUSTRALASIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 34447637278     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01414.x     Document Type: Article

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