Ophthalmology

Select, analyze, and assess medical literature in their specialty, applying it appropriately to their daily practice to substantiate, deepen, and expand their professional actions, promoting the integration of medical advances in their professional practice and work environments to offer the best benefits and minimize risks to their patients.

Identify the different surgical procedures and techniques appropriate for each ophthalmologic pathology.

Knowledge of medical and health education.

Profound knowledge of anatomical structures, physiological changes, and morphological aspects of the eyeball.

Efficiently and effectively employ methods and techniques of medical care appropriate to the individual and group circumstances encountered in their professional practice.

Demonstrate proficiency in the proper handling of instruments for ocular microsurgery.

Apply knowledge in patient safety.

Apply acquired skills and abilities to address ophthalmologic problems in daily practice, continually monitoring their development and acquiring new ones in line with scientific and technological advances, always for the benefit of the patient.

Prescribe, perform, and interpret necessary procedures (medical or surgical) for optimal resolution of their patients' health issues.

Apply preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation resources critically within the field of ophthalmology.

Use scientific research methodology as a regular instrument in both medical and surgical patient care, as a resolving method, and for continuous updating to provide comprehensive medical assistance with excellence in quality and humanity.

Use educational methodology as an essential complementary method for continuous self-learning during their residency and in their subsequent professional practice.

Practice their profession with high professional and humanistic values that allow them to establish an effective, ethical, and professional doctor-patient-family relationship; integrate and work within the team with respect, quality, human warmth, and responsibility towards the medical community and society at large.

Integrate and promote continuous education among their patients, colleagues, and teams.

Participate in the development of medical research projects aimed at seeking latest information to address significant issues in the field of ophthalmology.

Provide medical care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of ophthalmologic pathologies.

Have an awareness of their social responsibility and respect for the environment.

Maintain a commitment to continuous improvement and updating, and to sharing their knowledge and experiences with patients, families, students, and colleagues.