A pilot study on providing ophthalmic training to medical students while initiating a sustainable eye care effort for the underserved

JAMA Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 304-309

  Byrd, Julia M ^a   Longmire, Michelle R ^b   Syme, Noah P ^c   Murray Krezan, Cristina ^d   Rose, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE; EYE CARE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESIDENT; SKILL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TONOMETER; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CURRICULUM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 84896270416     PISSN: 21686165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.6671     Document Type: Article

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