OST assessment tools

Assessment form templates for locally employed doctors not registered for ePortfolio use.

OST curriculum 2024
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Supervised learning events

Formative, work-based tools are used to give immediate feedback. They may also contribute to summative judgements.

CRS1 (Consultation Skills)
CRS2 (Vision)
CRS3 (Visual Fields to Confrontation)
CRS5 (External Eye Examination)
CRS6 (Examination of Pupils)
CRS7 (Cover Test and Ocular Motility)
CRS8 (IOP Measurement)
CRS9 (Use of Slit Lamp)
CRS10a (Fundus Examination – Direct Ophthalmoscope)
CRS10b (Fundus Examination – 90D/78D or equivalent)
CRS10c (Fundus Examination – Contact Lenses)
CRS10d (Fundus Examination – Indirect Ophthalmoscopy)
CRSgon (Gonioscopy)
CRSret (Cycloplegic Refraction)

Case-based Discussion (CbD)

Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS)

Assessment of performance

Summative assessments are used to make an overall judgement about competence, supporting decisions on progression and fitness to practice.

Entrustable professional activity (EPA) Level 1
Entrustable professional activity (EPA) Level 2
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) oculoplastics and orbit
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) cornea and ocular surface disease
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) cataract surgery
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) glaucoma
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) uveitis
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) medical retina
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) vitreoretinal surgery
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) ocular motility
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) neuro-ophthalmology
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) paediatric ophthalmology
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) urgent eye care
Level 3 entrustable professional activity (EPA) community ophthalmology
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) oculoplastics and orbit
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) cornea and ocular surface disease
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) cataract surgery
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) glaucoma
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) uveitis
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) medical retina
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) vitreoretinal surgery
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) ocular motility
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) neuro-ophthalmology
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) paediatric ophthalmology
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) urgent eye care
Level 4 entrustable professional activity (EPA) community ophthalmology

Generic skills assessment tool (GSAT) Level 1
Generic skills assessment tool (GSAT) Level 2
Generic skills assessment tool (GSAT) Level 3
Generic skills assessment tool (GSAT) Level 4

Multi-assessor report (MAR)

Objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS)

Direct observation of procedural skills – biometry (DOPSBi)

Managing an operating list (EPA-OL)

Multi-source feedback (MSF)