title: Ten years of ophthalmic assistant training: a multicultural approach and overview.
abstract: 1. Metropolitan areas with a diverse population require reevaluation of training techniques. 2. Communication skills have to be reinforced by a multicultural approach followed by a hospital-based apprenticeship program. 3. Competence level is constantly being reassessed in workshops, student-mentor supervision, and frequent evaluations.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Traykovski
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D009881:Ophthalmic Assistants / Q000193:education*