Abstract: Medical clinical seven-year program is one of the basic approaches for high level medical education. The key point of seven-year-program education is to enable the students to master good research abilities and clinical skills, and improve their comprehensive skills in a short time. The training of scientific research thinking should be emphasized in their ophthalmology teaching, so that the students will be trained with keen research insight as well as an exact thought of clinical diagnosis and treatment. It is necessary for the students to adapt to the increasing requirements of ophthalmic medical service and to contribute to our society in China.

Key words: seven-year program, medical student, ophthalmology, education, scientific research thinking