@article{MRA, author = {Shuaib Abdulsalam and Dupe Ademola-Popoola and Adetunje Adenekan and Olukorede Adenuga and A Adio and Iheanacho Agbo and Akwesi Ahmed and Ingrid Akafo and Stephen Akafo and Sade Akinsola and Bruce Allan and Nishani Amerasinghe and Kwesi Amissa-Arthur and Winfred Amoaku and Olufisayo Aribaba and Femi Babalola and Ronke Baiyeroju and Hannah Bassey-Faal and Michele Beaconsfield and Sola Bob-Egbe and Imoro Braimah and Winston Ceesay and Chimdi Chuka-Okosa and Jimi Coker and Catherine Cross and Claudia Dacosta-Paula and William Dean and Edith Dogbe and Ros Duhs and Vincent Ekpe and Vera Essuman and Edak Ezeanosike and Oluyemi Fasina and Gladys Fordjor and Nigel Griffith and Catherine Guly and Kirsty Hall and Fatima Kyari and Pat Lockley and Abdulraheem Mahmoud and Evelyn Mensah and Christine Moore and Caleb Mpyet and Ian Murdoch and Eleni Nikita and Winifred Nolan and Ojo Odugbo and Kayode Odusote and Olufunmilola Ogun and Kolawole Ogundimu and Bade Ogundipe and Olusola Olawoye and Tunji Oluleye and Bolutife Olusanya and Adeola Onakoya and Peter Osei-Bonsu and Joshua Owoeye and Kehinde Oyewole and Maria Papadopoulos and Natasa Perovic and Manish Raval and Ashwin Reddy and Serge Resnikov and Elsie Samaila and John Smith and Yusrah Shweikh and Dawn Sim and Mina Sotiriou and Paul Sullivan and Naa Tagoe and Ok Thaller and Raymond Toseafa and Eno Udongo and Claire Walker and Louisa Wickham}, title = { West African College of Surgeons Basic Ophthalmology Resource: Development and Initial Evaluation}, journal = {Medical Research Archives}, volume = {12}, number = {5}, year = {2024}, keywords = {}, abstract = {Purpose: To describe the process of development of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) Basic Ophthalmology Educational Resource and to report the feedback from the first five cohorts to utilise the resource at the commencement of their training in ophthalmology. Methods: After initial meetings topics considered essential foundations for training in ophthalmology were identified. Faculty members subsequently searched the internet to identify suitable online open source learning materials relevant to each topic, which were then collated and cataloged. Where suitable quality learning materials could not be identified, materials were created or re-used from existing WACS courses. Following the creation of the resource, questions were developed for a summative assessment, taken by learners upon completion of the resource. Results: The resource went 'live' on 10th July 2019. As of March 2024, a total of 203 learners in 5 cohorts had completed the course. The feedback responses of 150 (74%) learners from the first 5 cohorts are described in this report. Regarding their overall assessment of the course, 64 (43%) learners rated the resource as very good', 63 (42%) as 'good', and 23 (15%) as 'satisfactory’. Most (>98%) respondents reported that the course met their expectations and that the content was relevant to their learning needs. Conclusion: The WACS Basic Ophthalmology Resource appears to be a valuable opportunity for acquiring foundational knowledge.}, issn = {2375-1924}, doi = {10.18103/mra.v12i5.5223}, url = {https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5223} }