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Introduction
The Ophthalmology Residency Program is a fully accredited
three-year program leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of
Ophthalmology. Applicants must have completed at least one year of training in an
accredited general medical or surgical residency program. Each
first-year resident spends one month at the Basic Science Course at the
University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Texas.
General Description
Clinical rotations are provided at Sentara Norfolk
General Hospital (SNGH), Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, and the Veterans
Administration (VA) Medical Center. SNGH is the primary
teaching hospital of the Department of Ophthalmology. The resident to population ratio is
one resident per 247,000, so clinics are busy.
All residents are assigned to subspecialty clinics.
SNGH, a level-one trauma center, provides experience with
major ocular and orbital trauma, and all aspects of tertiary referral ophthalmology.
In three years, residents attend 504 intramural hours of
didactic lectures on such subjects as ocular motility, genetics, pediatric ophthalmology,
optics, retina and vitreous diseases, cornea and external diseases, contact lenses,
ophthalmic pathology, ocular pharmacology, neuro-ophthalmology, ocular plastic surgery,
ocular trauma, and glaucoma. Visiting professors are invited each year for grand rounds
and lectures.
A Journal Club meets monthly for review and discussion of
journal articles. Grand Rounds, Clinical Pathological Conference and visiting
professorships are regularly scheduled.
Curriculum
Residents in their first year in ophthalmology spend six
months at SNGH and five months at the VA Hospital. All
pediatric clinics are at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. Each resident spends
one month in Houston, Texas, taking the American Academy of Ophthalmology Basic and
Clinical Science Course for Ophthalmology.
During the second year, residents spend three months on
the retina service and three months on the corneal, external disease, and uveitis service.
An additional five months on the pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus,
neuro-ophthalmology and plastics service complete second-year elective time.
Each second-year resident performs 25 to 30 strabismus
procedures. At the end of this year, residents are urged to present a basic research or
clinical research paper at a national ophthalmology meeting.
In the third year, each resident serves six months as
Chief Resident. Residents rotate for six months at SNGH and
six months at the VA Hospital. They perform advanced ocular surgery, including orbital,
intraocular, corneal, vertical strabisums, glaucoma, and vitreo-retinal surgery. Each
resident completing the program performs over 70 cataract procedures. Residents are
exposed to phacemulsification and extracapsular cataract procedures.
Under the supervision of subspecialty faculty, the senior
resident manages the general ophthalmology clinics, glaucoma, motility, cornea, contact
lens, uveitis, neuro-ophthalmology, retina and oculoplastics clinics. Third-year residents
spend one week at the AFIP Ophthalmic Pathology Course in Washington, D.C., and one week
at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Residents are actively involved in clinical and basic
research and present papers at national meetings. They receive strong support for research
projects from the ophthalmology staff and other faculty within EVMS.
For more information, contact:
Tammy Elliott, Residency Secretary
EVMS Department of Ophthalmology
880 Kempsville Road, Suite 2500
Norfolk, VA 23502-3931
Phone: (757) 461-0050
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