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Ophthalmology – Online

Updated: 6/12/20

For non-UI COM students only. 

PREREQUISITES AND PLACEMENT IN THE CURRICULUM:
Career and Non-Career students. Must have completed all core clerkships.

PURPOSE:
Non career students will learn:

  • Essential skills of a basic ophthalmic exam
  • Ophthalmic vocabulary
  • Improved communication with the patient with regards to common ocular conditions
  • Improved communication with ophthalmic consultant
  • Appropriate and timely ophthalmology referrals
  • Impact overall patient care within the community
  • Gain ophthalmic knowledge as it pertains to the field of medicine the students are entering
  • Affect interprofessional attitudes
  • Help with professional socialization

Career students will learn:

  • Essential skills of a basic ophthalmic exam
  • Ophthalmic vocabulary
  • Take students from their existing knowledge to increased competence
  • Exposure and involvement in the authentic and legitimate work of the field

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

  • Expected learning outcomes
    • Basic ocular anatomy
    • Acronyms in ophthalmology
    • Basic eye exam skills
    • Identify and manage common eye complaints
    • Use of a direct ophthalmoscope
  • Information, skills, behaviors, or perspectives acquired through attendance and participation
    • Online learning curriculum is sequenced and builds on each other through 4 weeks
    • Weekly online medical student focused conferences motivate student involvement
    • Progression from knowledge acquisition through required reading to application, analysis and synthesis with patient based case discussions

INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES:
Lectures, Conferences, Case reviews, Case discussions, Demonstration, Oral presentations, Oral and written exam

ASSESSMENT:
Based on summaries of e-learning submitted weekly; and final rotation grade will be based on their oral presentation, oral exam performance on 2 clinical case scenarios, performance on written exam. Midterm feedback given at the end of 2 weeks, based on student discussions and summaries submitted.

Administrative Information Heading link

  • Program Number

    ELEC 493

  • Program Contacts

    Program Director: Pooja Bhat, MD
    Email: pbhat@uic.edu
    Coordinators: Tammy Maldonado
    Email: tamm@uic.edu
    Telephone: 312-996-7770

  • Program Information

    Duration:  4 Weeks
    Night Call: No
    Weekends: No
    Students Accepted: Min. 4 Max. 8
    Housestaff Used as Faculty: Yes
    Lectures/Conferences/Faculty Contact: 12-14
    Laboratory/Independent Study: 18-20
    Outpatient: 0
    Inpatient: 0
    Total Hours /Week: 32-34