Internet-based assessment of medical students' ophthalmoscopy skills

Acta Ophthalmologica
Peter Asman, Christina Lindén

Abstract

Ophthalmoscopy is an important skill in undergraduate medical education. The use and outcome of a novel Internet-based method for assessing motor skills-related aspects of ophthalmoscopy skills in medical students are described. A total of 139 students in Malmö and 255 students in Umeå were assessed during four consecutive semesters. An optic disc photograph was obtained in each student. At assessment each student was asked to examine the eye of a fellow student. Fifteen disc photographs were displayed on a computer screen. One of the photographs was from the fellow student. The remaining images had been randomly selected. The student was asked to identify the optic disc of the fellow student from the 15 photographs on the screen. In one semester, the time spent on this by each student was recorded. All students completed the task. The average pass ratio was 96.4% (ranging from 94.0% to 98.0%). Median student times were 5.53 mins in Malmö and 6.36 mins in Umeå. This is the first automated, Internet-based assessment of an ophthalmic motor skill performed in co-operation between universities. The method used bears more similarities to real-life ophthalmoscopy than methods that use model eyes. Time investments and infrastructure d...Continue Reading

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