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Table 4 Progress in fellowship examination

From: Analysis of an international collaboration for capacity building of human resources for eye care: case study of the college-college VISION 2020 LINK

Phase 1 (Jan 2010–Dec 2012) achievements

Phase 2 (Jan 2013–2014) achievements

- Examination started in 2010 and ran annually

- 20 fellows examined

- 26 examiners from 5 institutions trained

- 2 RCOphth exam facilitators participated in the examination annually

- Draft examination manual prepared

- Examination framework developed

- 6 COECSA delegates observed Part 11 RCOphth examination

- Examination ran annually

- 11 ophthalmologists from 8 countries took the examination in 2013, 30 ophthalmologists scheduled to take the exam in 2014

- 11 examiners trained in 2013

- 2 RCOphth representatives participated in each COECSA exam

- Examiners manual prepared

- 4 COECSA ophthalmologists observed the Part 11 exam in United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014