A proposal to improve ophthalmic education in medical schools

Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1157-1159

  Albert, Daniel M ^a   Bartley, George B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE; DYSLEXIA; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEOPLASM; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PAPILLEDEMA; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATION; SKILL; STANDARD; TEACHING; UVEITIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84901698338     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.04.003     Document Type: Editorial

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