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Denis M. O’Day, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(3):395-396.

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The repertoire of ophthalmic surgical procedures continues to expand both in number and complexity. Yet there is no consensus on the level of training and skills required to perform these procedures. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in its instructions to training programs sets forth the minimum numbers of the various procedures that must be performed by residents in training. The numbers are determined through discussions between the Residency Review Committee for Ophthalmology and the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. It is worth noting that data to support their validity as measures of surgical competency are lacking.

The American Board of Ophthalmology does not evaluate surgical competence of candidates for initial certification directly. Instead, and as is the case with other clinical skills, it relies on the training program for assurance that at the completion of training, the candidate for certification has the requisite . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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