The Iowa ophthalmology wet laboratory curriculum for teaching and assessing cataract surgical competency.
OBJECTIVE
To describe an ophthalmology wet laboratory (OWL) curriculum for residents in training.


METHODS
Systematic literature review and selection of best practices for use in the OWL learning plan from a single academic ophthalmology program.


RESULTS
A pretest and posttest of cognitive skills, objective wet laboratory structured assessment of skill and technique, and summative global evaluation form were developed as part of a systematic OWL curriculum.


CONCLUSIONS
The Iowa OWL curriculum may form the basis for successfully utilizing the wet laboratory to teach and assess aspects of resident surgical competence in cataract surgery.
Lee
Andrew G
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. Andrew-lee@uiowa.edu
Greenlee
Emily
E
Oetting
Thomas A
TA
Beaver
Hilary A
HA
Johnson
A Tim
AT
Boldt
H Culver
HC
Abramoff
Michael
M
Olson
Richard
R
Carter
Keith
K
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching