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Internship Ophthalmology
Objectives and Content
The objective of the internship is to learn the profession of ophthalmology in practice. Knowledge and skills acquired in the first three years of the medical program should be multiplied and applied in the context of the future professional practice. Interns should also learn to work with a professional attitude. The requirements Ophthalmology from the Blueprint 2001 are listed in the manual of the internship Ophthalmology. These provide an overview of the skills and knowledge of examinations and diseases the intern must possess. The intern has to take history with the list of complaints of the Blueprint in mind and is responsible of keeping these lists during the internship. The supervisor will discuss this list during the mid-term portfolio interview and final interview.

Work formats and weekly schedule
The ophthalmology internship takes 4 weeks, of which the first two weeks consist of course training in the UMC. These course weeks consist of theoretical and practical peer group sessions and an anatomy lab session. The course-weeks Ophthalmology are both an addition to the course ‘Brain, senses and Movement III’ in year 2 and a preparation for the 2-week internship in Ophthalmology.
 

Ailments of the front section of the eye and skills have been covered in “Brain, Senses and Movement III”. During the Ophthalmology course weeks the back section of the eye, the orbita and traumatology will also be discussed. The course weeks will be concluded with a written test on eye impediments. The grade of the test will make up 30% of the final assessment of the internship. The book “Practical Ophthalmology” (2008, 2^nd reviewed edition, Stilma, Voorn) will have to be studied in its entirety for this test.
The patient-bound internship of 2 weeks follows on the course weeks and can be followed in the UMC Utrecht or in the affiliated hospitals. The internship includes placements in outpatient wards, clinical wards, operation theatres and function departments.

Place of the internship within the curriculum
In masteryear 1.

Literature:
Oogheelkunde, J.S. Stilma T.B. Voorn, 2008, 2^e herziene druk, serie Praktische Huisartsen Geneeskunde, Bohn Stafleu van Loghem.

Assessment
The final grade is composed of 4 test moments:
- written test at the end of the course weeks before the internship (30%)
- assessment presentation course week (10%)
- assessment patient/OR reports (20%)
- final interview (week 4) on the basis of the portfolio, list of attendance and list of procedures according to the Blueprint (40%)
Professional conduct will be assessed to be either sufficient or “in need of attention” or not sufficient.

Coördinator: Dr. N.H. ten Dam-van Loon, tel. 088-7557880, e-mail H.Ypma-2@umcutrecht.nl

Educational secretariat Ophthalmology, e-mail: onderwijs-oogheelkunde@umcutrecht.nl