EBO curriculum development

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Abstract Purpose To explain the aim of a curriculum development in European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) Methods The aim of the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) is to define a test of excellence in Ophthalmology designed to assess the knowledge and clinical skills requisite to the delivery of homogenous and high standard of Ophthalmology care in hospital. The curriculum workgroup belonging to the Education committee of the EBO aims to define a curriculum to help students during their training. It should provide students with a comprehensive uniformed list of topics of knowledge to stimulate students according to their different levels of training to follow their acquisition. It should be a guide for the students to share their time between different topics. Finally it should define good resources in relation with the curriculum considered as a “European dreamy library” designed for all ophthalmologists. Results Two steps were defined: one syllabus made of an exhaustive list of items with a list of resources to help the student to find good references. It should be useful for written exam to help students to define the topics to be known with an exhaustive point of view. The second one based on more detailed objectives is based on 3 different levels of objectives: the first one will define the pure knowledge (it is mainly dedicated to epidemiology, pathology, signs, risk factors, genetics …), the second one will be more advanced as it is dedicated to know how the student will… do something, interpret an exam, explain to the patient...The third one will provide the student with an appropriated list of references in relation with this specific topic. Conclusion The development of curriculum is a key role of EBO to define the objectives of learning and acquisition during training.