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Pooled ophthalmology training duration is 2.0 weeks overall, 1.5 weeks for medical students and 2.5 weeks for medical schools

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

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q3 i? Pooled training duration was 1.5 weeks for medical students, 2.5 weeks for medical schools, and 2.0 weeks for physicians. → Luksanaporn K 2025

Evidence

Luksanaporn K 2025

Luksanaporn K, Naruporn K, Sasikarnt L. (2025). Global disparities in ophthalmology education and alignment with international council of ophthalmology guidelines among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07012-1

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Meta-analysis of training duration across twelve included studies; the abstract reports the pooled subgroup estimates quoted here, with heterogeneity I² = 88.3% in the results section.

"Training duration varied, with pooled estimates of 1.5 weeks for medical students, 2.5 weeks for medical schools, and 2.0 weeks for physicians."

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