Chinese Journal of Medical Education

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2019 , Vol. 39 >Issue 11: 892 - 896

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2019.11.022

A comparison of ophthalmic education in China and America

  • Liu Ziyuan ,
  • Liu Mugen ,
  • Chang Robert ,
  • Huang Ping ,
  • Zhang Chun
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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing 100191,China;
    2Southwestern Medical Center University of Texas Dallas 75390,USA;
    3The Byers Eye Institute,Stanford Health Care,Palo Alto 94303,USA;
    4Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes,UCLA Medical Center,Arcadia 91007,USA

Received date: 2019-05-15

  Online published: 2020-12-09

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Abstract

Training qualified ophthalmic professional is crucial for the eye care system worldwide.Education of modern western Ophthalmology in China started late but develops rapidly.This review focused on the ophthalmic education in China and US,describing details of the programs and analyzing the differences.It may provide useful information based on experience from China and United States for practitioners of medical education and improve the present training designs.

Key words： Ophthalmology education; Standardized residents training; Continued medical education; Comparison

Cite this article

Liu Ziyuan , Liu Mugen , Chang Robert , Huang Ping , Zhang Chun . A comparison of ophthalmic education in China and America[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2019 , 39(11) : 892 -896 . DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2019.11.022

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