Torres-Netto, Emilio A. and Gabel-Obermaier, Cordula and Gabel, Peter and Gloor, Balder and Wiedemann, Peter and Taylor, Hugh and Davey, Clare and Quilter, Nicola and Seitz, Berthold (2021) Twenty years of International Council of Ophthalmology fellowships: description of the programme and the impact on more than 1100 awardees. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 105 (9). pp. 1318-1324. ISSN 0007-1161, 1468-2079
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Background/Aims The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) offers fellowship programmes to help young ophthalmologists, mainly from low-resource countries, improve their practical or research skills in ophthalmology subspecialty areas. Using questionnaires, the objective of the present study was to evaluate how the ICO Fellowship Programme has impacted on improving knowledge, skills and the careers of young ophthalmologists from low-resource countries. Methods From 2001 to 2019 overall 1140 ICO fellowships were awarded. A questionnaire was sent to ICO fellows after the conclusion of their fellowship and another 3 years later. Part 1 contained 26 questions, while Part 2 had 21 questions. The answers were collected through an online platform and analysed descriptively thereafter. Results 1101 Part 1 questionnaires had been sent to former fellows, with a return rate of 47% (516 responses) and 829 Part 2 questionnaires with a return rate of 47% (390 responses). Overall, 98.3% strongly or somewhat agreed that knowledge in their subspecialty has improved considerably. Whereas only 19% of them held a lecturer, senior lecturer or head of subspecialty department position prior to the fellowship, 46% of them held such a position 3 years after the fellowship was completed. Conclusions The ICO Fellowship Programmes aim to promote the enhancement of eye care delivery and eye health in low-resource countries, the professional development of young leaders and the improvement of eye care. The results of the current study confirm the expectation of such a positive impact. Moreover, almost half of the responding participants have been appointed to a local leadership position in their home country.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RESPONSE RATE; EDUCATION; VISION; WORLDWIDE; Medical Education; Public health; Vision |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Augenheilkunde |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2022 05:12 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2022 05:12 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/47888 |
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