title: Confidence of ophthalmology residents in obtaining informed consent.
abstract: Ophthalmology residents often obtain informed consent for common procedures. In this study, we set out to determine the confidence levels among ophthalmology residents who obtain informed consent. An anonymous online survey was distributed to United States ophthalmology residents across the country. Ninety-five residents participated, evenly distributed geographically and by postgraduate year (PGY). Residents were frequently obtaining consent for procedures despite not being comfortable doing so. Only 18% of residents reported that they always felt comfortable with the informed consent process. Comfort level increased significantly with PGY (P < .001) and prior training in informed consent (P = .032). Of the residents surveyed, 76% indicated a desire for more formal training in the consent process. Most residents would welcome an informed-consent formal training curriculum, which would address 5 of the 6 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies and meet resident milestones in the Next Accreditation System.
  
  
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  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: From the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Eftekhari, Binenbaum, Jensen, Gorry, Sankar, Tapino), and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Binenbaum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: kianef@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eftekhari
authors.affiliation: From the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Eftekhari, Binenbaum, Jensen, Gorry, Sankar, Tapino), and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Binenbaum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Binenbaum
authors.affiliation: From the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Eftekhari, Binenbaum, Jensen, Gorry, Sankar, Tapino), and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Binenbaum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Anne K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: From the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Eftekhari, Binenbaum, Jensen, Gorry, Sankar, Tapino), and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Binenbaum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Thomasine N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Gorry
authors.affiliation: From the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Eftekhari, Binenbaum, Jensen, Gorry, Sankar, Tapino), and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Binenbaum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Prithvi S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.affiliation: From the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Eftekhari, Binenbaum, Jensen, Gorry, Sankar, Tapino), and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Binenbaum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tapino
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D032962:Consent Forms; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000523:psychology*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States