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The Ophthalmology Residency Program at EVMS receives about 200 applications per year for two positions. EVMS participates in the OMP match and issues acceptance contracts per the ACGME guidelines. Applicants must complete one year of Transitional, Internal Medicine, or General Surgery Internship with at least 10 months of direct patient care. EVMS' Department of Internal Medicine offers a Preliminary Internal Medicine year for those entering the Ophthalmology Residency Program.
Applications for the 2010 PGY-II positions are being accepted through November 1, 2008. Interview invitations will be sent via email in mid-November; applicants will have their choice of either Friday afternoon, December 5, 2008, or Saturday morning, December 6, 2008. An informal welcome reception will be hosted by our current residents on Friday evening, December 5; attendance is optional. The residency is a fully accredited three-year program leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of the Department of Ophthalmology. Four other hospitals are covered by our residents:
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is the tertiary referral center for Eastern Virginia, serving a population of 1.4 million. The resident to population ratio is 1/247,000, one of the largest in the country. Each resident receives comprehensive training in all sub-specialty disciplines, combined with a weekly lecture schedule given by ophthalmology attending faculty. Residents are trained in various techniques of cataract extraction, trabeculectomy, glaucoma tubes, corneal transplants, entropion and ectropion repair, blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, and strabismus surgery. Residents become certified in PRK and LASIK during their senior year. Each resident will also perform between 80-150 laser procedures for retina and glaucoma including, Argon/Yag PIs, Yag Capsulotomy, PRP, Focal, Grid, Indirect Retinal Laser, TSCP Diode laser, and ALTs. CME and scholarly activity are considered a priority at EVMS. First-year residents attend the four-week Basic Science Course at UT Medical School in Houston to strengthen their base of ophthalmic knowledge. Second-year residents attend a one-week practice management course to provide business training for setting up a private practice. Senior residents are sent to the annual Academy of Ophthalmology meeting and to the AFIP Ophthalmic Pathology course in Washington, D.C. During the senior year, residents are allotted five days for fellowship or job interviews. Residents with approved abstracts are sent to Ft. Lauderdale to the annual ARVO meeting to present their research. |