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Ophthalmology Residency Training Program curriculum review workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
[ 2015-02-01 18:16:52 ]By Kate Morrison
Image: Dr Cathy Green presenting Dr Meng, Chair of National Program for Eye health with Kanski
Dr Cathy Green contributed her curriculum review expertise and experience recently facilitating a successful Ophthalmology Residency Training Program curriculum review workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the 9-10 June.
"The curriculum can be a transformative tool in eye care education," said Dr Green. "The core goals of ophthalmic education are to reduce blindness, improve access to and quality of eye care, standardise skills, and for continued improvement,"
RANZCO Fellows worked with Cambodian ophthalmologists at the workshop to review recommendations made to date through the desk reviews conducted firstly by Cambodian faculty and then RANZCO Fellows, and develop a meaningful, relevant and achievable Ophthalmology Residency Training (ORT) curriculum which will contribute to high quality ophthalmic education and professional standards in Cambodia.
Workshop participants included RANZCO Fellows Drs Laurence Sullivan, John Downie, and Benjamin Burt who have prior experience teaching in Cambodia. ORT Program technical committee members were Prof. To Chhun Seng, Prof Ngy Meng, Prof Do Seiha, Prof. Mar Amarin, Prof Kong Piseth, Prof Pok Thorn and Prof. Sun Sarin.
Prior to the workshop, RANZCO developed a scoping report, and a review group made up of RANZCO Fellows Drs Cathy Green, Laurie Sullivan, Ben Burt, John Downie, Wayne Birchall Peter Cooper, Graham Lee and Lily Ooi undertook a desk review of ORT curriculum following review by the Cambodian faculty.
The ORT curriculum review is among a suite of workforce development and professional standards activities that RANZCO has committed to in support of the Cambodian National Strategic Plan for Blindness Prevention and Control 2008-15. It is supported by AusAID through the Global Consortium.
Top left: To Chhun Seng, John Downie, Kong Piseth, Mar Amarin, Pok Thorn, Do Seiha Front left: Ben Burt, Cathy Green, Laurie Sullivan, Ngy Meng
December 8, 2023
