CORS National Survey of Canadian Ophthalmology Residency Education in 2014 Kim Le, MD MPH Lulu Bursztyn MD, Mona Harissi-Dagher MD Annual Meeting of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society June 18, 2015, Victoria, BC Canadian Ophthalmological Residents Society (CORS) A Committee of the COS Disclosure I do not have any affiliation with a commercial organization that may have a connection to the content of my presentation Background CORS = 15 residency programs All meet standards but training experiences differ Limited info on national training PubMed Canadian ophthalmology residency 10 hits Resident satisfaction, jobs, surgical simulation, CaRMS Purpose Describe the clinical, surgical and other educational activities across Canadian ophthalmology residency programs Methods Cross-sectional study National online survey PGY 2-5 (Jan March 2014) 10 questions Clinical experience Surgeries Educational activities Career plans Results Response rate: 41 % By PGY yr R2: 25 % R3: 24 % R4: 26 % R5: 24 % Male 51%, female 49% Programn=65 UBC9 Alberta3 Calgary3 Saskatchewan5 Manitoba2 Western5 Queens3 McMaster0 Toronto10 Ottawa5 McGill8 Montreal5 Sherbrooke2 Laval2 Dalhousie3 Clinical rotations Lasers (full procedures) % Core surgeries (full cases) Mean (SD)Range Cataract 167 (145) Trabeculectomy 9 (9) Horizontal strabismus 33 (27) Subspecialty surgeries Retina % Subspecialty surgeries Peds % Subspecialty surgeries Cornea % Subspecialty surgeries Trauma % Subspecialty surgeries Teaching Time (hours per week) Research & Study % Time (weeks per year) Rounds & Conferences (per year) % Program Director meetings Frequency % Fellowships Subspecialties (%) Discussion Clinical: 3-4 month rotations Less: uveitis, path, oncology, refractive, low vision Lasers: >10 of each (but less SLT/ALT) Surgical: 167 cataracts, 9 trabs, 33 strab Subspecialty surgeries: 1-9 of each Less: PKP, PRK/LASIK, Floor #, Buckle, PPV Educational activities: 2 weeks research & study time 1 Grand Rounds & conference Fellowship: 55% yes Limitations Observational study Response bias Not based on graduation data Not stratified by program Volume = Competence? Conclusion First publication to describe clinical, surgical and other educational activities of Canadian ophthalmology residents National trends help programs and individuals assess their own training Acknowledgements Dan Rootman, UCLA COS sponsor CORS members participation CORS Business Meeting Saturday, June 3pm Esquimalt room