The Effect Of One-Day Clinical Training On The Clinical Ophthalmological Skills Of Fifth Year Medical Students

The significant increase in the number of medical students poses a challenge to teaching ophthalmology within the two-week course period. The challenge is evident in the newly established medical college at the University of Jordan. Students are required to undertake a one-day clinical training in the hospital to familiarize themselves with essential clinical ophthalmologic skills. It is a requirement by the International Council of Ophthalmology that medical students are familiarized with clinical skills during their course work. An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of the one-day clinical training in clinical ophthalmologic skills, for fifth-year female students at the University of Jordan in 2018. The participants completed a self-assessment questionnaire before and after the training to assess the level of confidence in various skills acquired from the training. The outcome indicated effect on the students' familiarization with clinical ophthalmic skills. One-day training in the hospital is beneficial in developing clinical ophthalmic skills. The effect of one-day clinical training in clinical ophthalmology skills of fifth-year female medical students at the University of Jordan was statistically significant in most of the clinical skills they were supposed to be developed.