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Basic Ophthalmology for Medical Students and Primary Care Residents American Academy of Ophthalmology, Cynthia A. Bradford
Publisher: American Academy of Ophthalmology

€�We hope to identify individuals who are at risk of developing Despite receiving annual physical exams from their primary care provider, some of our patients have not received a full eye exam since childhood. The two Dartmouth Medical School students are promoting visual health among uninsured adults by implementing a vision screening and referral program at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic (GNHC). Basic Ophthalmology for Medical Students and Primary Care Residents by American Academy of Ophthalmology, Cynthia A. The reason medical care in this country is fragmented is that there is an inversion of the correct ratio between primary care and specialty physicians. All the other evaluations and grading schemes that reward top performers with dermatology and ophthalmology training slots are nothing but exercises in meaningless memorization that contributes nothing to caring for actual patients. Dr Raman Kumar Lack of recognition for primary care as a trade/vocation of medical practice and non-availability of training posts in family medicine is the reason for scarcity of training residency positions in India. Beyond willingness and interest of the medical students and young doctors, there are real factors, which prohibit their engagement with the healthcare delivery system in India, especially in the area of primary healthcare. Fear of going to bed is termed "clinophobia," a word derived from the Greek "klinein" (to bend, slope or incline, as one does during sleep) and "phobos" (fear). I practiced internal medicine in New York City, first at a small community hospital where I predominantly worked with residents and medical students and mostly taught principles of outpatient medicine, ambulatory care and interviewing . Next post > Should medical students consider a combined psychiatry residency? One thing I found interesting in their thesis is that they equate excess medical school training with wastes in US health care costs and feel that training (including residency) could be “reduced by 30% without compromising physician .