 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 2009 PGY-II positions
are being accepted through November 1, 2007. Interview invitations will
be sent via email in mid-November; applicants will have their choice of
either Friday afternoon, December 7, 2007, or Saturday morning, December
8, 2007. An informal welcome reception will be hosted by our current
residents on Friday evening, December 7th; 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:
- Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
- Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
- Hampton Veterans Administration Medical Center
- Sentara Leigh Hospital
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.
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