Ophthalmology

Pankratz, Michael J.; Helveston, Eugene M.

doi:10.1001/archopht.1992.01080130039023

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“…The factors influencing specialty choice cited most commonly by the ophthalmology applicants in the current study are similar to the influencing factors identified in a study of U.S. ophthalmology residency applicants performed approximately 30 years ago in which the most frequently cited factors were performing surgery, patient contact, life-style, and ophthalmology elective experience. 14 The motivating factors identified in our study are also similar to those identified in a survey of ophthalmologists in Brazil, which found that the most frequently reported motivating factors were surgical procedures, flexible hours, personal satisfaction, and compensation. 13 …”

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“… 11 12 13 To our knowledge and based on a computerized search of the PubMed database, there is only one published study which investigates why medical students in the United States apply to ophthalmology; however, the generalizability of this study to current applicants is limited due to the survey being conducted 30 years ago. 14 There is also one published study that evaluates how medical students perceive ophthalmology as a career; however, the population surveyed in that study consists of medical students who did not plan on applying to ophthalmology. 4 …”

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Factors Influencing Choice of Medical Specialty among Ophthalmology and Non-Ophthalmology Residency Applicants

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Wingert

2021

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

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Objective The study aimed to investigate factors influencing choice of specialty among ophthalmology and non-ophthalmology residency applicants. Patients and Methods Anonymous, web-based surveys were distributed through REDCap to the 2019 to 2020 residency applicants to the Penn State Department of Ophthalmology and, as a control group, Penn State medical students applying to non-ophthalmology residencies for the 2019 to 2020 cycle. The primary outcome was factors that influenced specialty choice among ophthalmology versus non-ophthalmology applicants. Secondary outcomes include hours of exposure to applicants' selected specialty in the medical school preclinical curriculum, and proportion of ophthalmology versus non-ophthalmology applicants who decided on, or developed a strong interest in, their specialty prior to clinical rotations. Results Surveys were completed by 203/441 (46.0%) ophthalmology and 85/139 (61.1%) non-ophthalmology applicants. Fewer than 20 hours of exposure to an applicant's selected specialty were provided in the medical school preclinical curriculum for 86.7% of ophthalmology and 42.4% of non-ophthalmology applicants (p < 0.001). Ophthalmology applicants decided on, or developed a strong interest in, their selected specialty before clinical rotations at a similar rate to non-ophthalmology applicants (60.6 vs. 58.8%, respectively). Factors influencing specialty choice cited most commonly by ophthalmology applicants include professional satisfaction (94.1%), performing surgeries/procedures (92.6%), personal fit with specialty (91.1%), work-life balance (91.1%), and ability to see patients in a clinic setting (90.6%), compared to personal fit with specialty (95.3%)%, clinical rotation in selected specialty (95.3%), professional satisfaction (91.8%), intellectual stimulation (89.4%), and subinternship or away rotation (89.4%) among non-ophthalmology applicants. Conclusion Professional satisfaction and personal fit with specialty were among the most commonly cited factors influencing specialty choice for both groups. Other factors cited most frequently by ophthalmology applicants include performing surgeries/procedures, work-life balance, and ability to see patients in a clinic setting. Despite limited ophthalmology exposure in medical school preclinical curricula, ophthalmology applicants decided on, or developed a strong interest in, their selected specialty before clinical rotations at a rate similar to non-ophthalmology applicants.

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Factors Influencing Choice of Medical Specialty among Ophthalmology and Non-Ophthalmology Residency Applicants

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2021

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

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“…Choosing a Medical Career Choosing a medical specialty and subspecialty is one of the most important decisions made by physicians throughout their professional career. Several motivating factors have been described in the pursuit of residency in ophthalmology [14][15] . These include the ability to combine the practice of medicine and surgery, perceived intellectual stimulation, mentorship, teaching and research opportunities, and flexibility [16] .…”

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Ophthalmic exam and ophthalmology residents’ subspecialty preference

Leshno,

Prat

2024

Int J Ophthalmol

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AIM: To evaluate residents’ perceptions and attitudes toward the various aspects of a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, and to determine if these factors correlate with their choices for fellowship and future career plans. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire on the perception of the ophthalmic exam was sent via SurveyMonkey to ophthalmology residents throughout Israel. Eighty of them (one-half of all ophthalmology residents in 2019) completed it. The first part related to how they perceived each component of the ophthalmic evaluation. The second part related to their future fellowship plans. The Chi-squared test was used to compare categorical variables and Student’s t-test and One-way ANOVA were used to compare continuous variables. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied as needed to detect interactions between variables and to exclude confounder effects. RESULTS: Slit-lamp examination of the anterior and posterior segments ranked as the most likeable aspects, whereas gonioscopy, ocular motility examination and visual acuity assessment were least likeable. Anterior segment and retina subspecialties were the ones most sought after. Forty-nine respondents (61.3%) noted a direct correlation between their preferred parts of comprehensive ophthalmic evaluations and their choice of subspecialty. Perceptions of selected components of those evaluations were significantly associated with responders’ intentions to pursue anterior segment, retina, or oculoplastic fellowships (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Perspectives of residents toward the ophthalmic examination, and most specifically its individual components, play an important role in their choice of subspecialty training.

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