Shortening Training Duration to Address the Insufficiency of Ophthalmologists: A Deeper Look at the China Experience

Authors

  • Roland Joseph D. Tan, MD, MS, MIH Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila; National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions, University of the Philippines Manila; Department of Ophthalmology, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center; Southern Isabela Medical Center, Santiago, Isabela https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-1368

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.5989

Keywords:

Ophthalmology Residency Training, Medical Education, China, Philippines, decreased duration

Abstract

The availability of ophthalmologists is vital to making eyecare accessible to everyone. Medical education and
ophthalmology residency training in China was reduced to address the high demand for ophthalmologists. This
is something the Philippines can consider to increase the number of ophthalmologists in the country. However,
decreasing the duration, together with insufficient monitoring of medical education and ophthalmology residency training, were not without consequences in eyecare in China.

 

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Published

2023-07-27

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 7 (2023)

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Shortening Training Duration to Address the Insufficiency of Ophthalmologists: A Deeper Look at the China Experience. Acta Med Philipp [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 27 [cited 2025 Apr. 24];57(7). Available from: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/5989

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