Glimpses 2009-2010.pdf - LV Prasad Eye Institute

EDUCATION
Sharpening the edge of expertise
One of the things that makes the clinics and conference rooms across the LVPEI network so
vibrant is the sense of newness, a spirit of continuous learning that has something, perhaps, to
do with the routine of classes at 7 am as well as the presence of young people in training from all
over India and a handful from abroad. During the year in review, we were host to students from almost
all the Indian states and other parts of the subcontinent, as well as speakers of French, Malay, Arabic,
Spanish, Swahili and a variety of European languages. Our new videoconferencing system allows us to
bring in the finest minds from different areas of vision science to share their views and experience with
us in real-time, allowing us to learn from them in an eco-friendly manner! Our own researchers, both
young and old, had their share of conference presentations and accolades from professional gatherings.
A cohort of 11 students graduated from the new Master’s program in Community Eye Health while the
first 4 ophthalmology residents (Diplomate of the National Board students) commenced their training
at Kallam Anji Reddy (KAR) campus. The newly refurbished Diploma in Eye Health Management also
saw 9 graduates leave ICARE for the world of work. Recognizing that managerial skills were essential
to building a strong rural eye care delivery system, ICARE launched a program management course
with the first set of takers being ophthalmologists from the Andhra Pradesh government sector.
Education at LVPEI happens in a variety of ways. On each of the seven floors of the building on KAR
campus, at our centres in Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam, at the secondary centres and at ICARE,
we are continually learning and teaching, and showing others how systems can be implemented while
we ourselves look for new improvements and efficiencies. Our faculty too stay ahead of the learning
curve by participating in meetings and workshops to sharpen their skills and augment their knowledge.
Several of LVPEI’s opthalmologists are visiting faculty at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland,
USA, and at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. LVPEI continues to be a centre
for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons examinations.
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