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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Academic Ophthalmology 2020; 12(02): e298-e300
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721068
Research Article

Integrating Mental Practice into a COVID-19 Appropriate Virtual Reality Cataract Surgery Course for Ophthalmology Residents

John C. Lin
1   Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2   Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
,
Alfred A. Paul
2   Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
3   Division of Ophthalmology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
,
Ingrid U. Scott
4   Departments of Ophthalmology and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
,
Paul B. Greenberg
2   Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
3   Division of Ophthalmology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
5   Office of Academic Affiliations, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia
› Author Affiliations Funding This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; JCL was supported by a Summer Research Assistantship grant from the Brown University Program in Liberal Medical Education.
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Abstract

To present a revised, publicly available virtual reality cataract surgery course for ophthalmology residents that integrates a novel mental practice program into the curriculum, fulfills the six core competencies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and adheres to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention educational recommendations for the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Keywords

mental practice - cataract surgery - virtual reality - ophthalmology residency training - surgical education

Note

The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. government.




Publication History

Received: 27 July 2020

Accepted: 08 September 2020

Article published online:
18 December 2020

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