OSN Europe: SOE contributes toward harmonization of educational practices with fellowship training initiatives

The European Society of Ophthalmology is contributing to the development of strategies to implement fellowships across continental Europe and gradually harmonize subspecialty training.The results of the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) Surgical Skills questionnaire, reported at the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) meeting in Vienna by Marko Hawlina, MD, PhD, chairperson of the SOE Education Committee, highlighted a situation of large disparity among the surgical part of ophthalmic training for ophthalmology across continental Europe. On the other hand, possibilities for post-specialist training, or fellowships, that are common in the U.K. (Read more...)

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