Programme management
NOPS Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie
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Academic Supervisor : Patrick De Potter
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Contact person : F. Giffroy-Demeuter
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Secretary's Office for the Ophtalmology Service
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Tel. 02 7654 19 85
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E-mail : francoise.demeuter@clin.ucl.ac.be
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Teaching Committee
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President : P. De Potter
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Members : BOSCHI Antonella, GRIBOMONT Anne-Catherine,
HOEBEKE Michel, MOREL Michèle, SNYERS Bernadette, SPIRITUS
Micheline, YUKSEL Demet. One representative from the "MACCS".
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Selection Committee
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The Selection Committee for candidate
assistant clinician specialist doctors (MACCS, in French) is composed of the members of the
teaching Committee, to which are added two guest members and two
co-opted members.
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Study objectives
This complementary master's programme aims to prepare
doctors to become officially recognised holders of the specific
professional title of specialist Doctor in Ophtalmology (Ministerial decree of 26.04.1982
published on 01.07.1982).
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Admission conditions
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The applicant must hold the
degree title of Doctor in Medecine or be a Doctor from a member country
of the European Union authorising medical practice in Belgium.
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The applicant must be in
possession of a document attesting that, at the end of the selection
exams, he was retained as a specialist candidate in Ophtalmology, in a Belgian medical faculty.
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The juridical context and practical procedures regarding
these selection tests can be obtained from the secretary's office.
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Degree holders from outside the European Union are only
allowed to register on the programme in the context of procuring a
university certificate for partially specialised training for the
duration of two years (if they are in the process of doing a
specialisation in their country of origin) or for an in-depth
specialised training course for the duration of one year (if they are
already recognised as specialists in their own country).
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The Royal Decree of 30.05.2002, relating to the planning
of the medical offer for the public, published on 14.06.2002, applies
to those candidates wishing to obtain the title of Specialist
Doctor in Ophtalmology (those candidates are thus counted
among the general practitioner candidates or specialists in the context
of the numerus clausus).
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Admission procedures
Applications for admission must be addressed to the academic supervisor.
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The organisation of the entrance selection
tests is
arranged in accordance with the calendar and the general examination
rules and
regulations.
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General structure of the programme
The training course includes full time
apprenticeships
in recognised services and teaching centres. It lasts for at least four
years, full-time, including at least two years of foundation studies
and two years of higher studies. At least 24 months out of the total
duration of the training will be dedicated to polyclinic activities.
The
apprenticeship project established by the university promotor
must be approved by the ministerial validation committee for the
speciality. These periods of practical training include being on call.
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Programme content
Parallel to the practical training, the
candidate specialist will follow a university course organised as follows :
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First part - Foundation studies (FUS)
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Two years of studies consisting of :
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Theoretical courses : In-depth questions on Ophtalmology, complements of Ophtalmology
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Seminars : Seminars on Ophtalmology
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A period of supervised hospital training : Demonstrations of Ophtalmology
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Second part - Higher studies
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Two years of studies consisting of :
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Theoretical courses : In-depth questions on Ophtalmology, Complements of Ophtalmology
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Seminars : Seminars on Ophtalmology
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A period of supervised hospital training : Demonstrations of Ophtalmology
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During his period of higher studies, the candidate
specialist will complete his knowledge of refined exploration
techniques and prescribing and carrying out of optical corrections.
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Evaluation
Annual evaluation.
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Further to the application of the Royal
Decree of 16 March, 1999, at the end of the first two years
of training, the candidate will receive an attestation proving that he
has successfully accomplished a specific university training course.
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At the end of his four years of training, the
candidate will present a thesis and a publication in a specialised review. The final evaluation will be
principally based on a group exam.
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Upon fulfilment of the above-described training
requirements, the teaching committee will award the academic title in Ophtalmology.
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This title does not replace official recognition by the
ministerial validation committee. It attests the successful
completion of an academic and scientific study programme in the context
of a specialised training programme leading to this validation.
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