Stanford University's School of Medicine offers a three-year residency program in ophthalmology. The program is designed to "provide intensive clinical training in a supportive, academic environment." Residents get the opportunity to work on diagnosing and treating ocular diseases, as well as pursuing individual research projects. Three residents are accepted each year. Stanford is located in Palo Alto, California.
Stanford School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
408-259-0200
med.stanford.edu
New York City's Mount Sinai School of Medicine offers a three-year residency program that meets the requirements of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Four residents are accepted each year. Those accepted into the program participate in clinical training at Mount Sinai Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital Center and the Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center. Residents gain increasing responsibility during the program for patient care, and research opportunities are available.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
212-241-6500
mssm.edu
Tufts University incorporates ophthalmology education into its four-year medical school curriculum. The first two years focus primarily on classroom learning. Students at this Boston university get involved in clinical work and patient care during the third and fourth years of the program. Research electives are available. Tufts also offers a three-year residency training program and fellowships in a number of fields of ophthalmology.
Tufts University School of Medicine
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
617-636-6770
tufts.edu
Yale offers a three-year residency program at its New Haven, Connecticut, campus. In the first year, the focus is on examination skills and managing care for the general ophthalmological patient. The second year is focused on medical and surgical evaluations of patients needing specialty care. By the third year, the focus turns to the most complicated ophthalmological cases. Research is a required part of the curriculum. Yale accepts four residents each year.
Yale School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-785-2696
yale.edu
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a three-year residency program in ophthalmology through its School of Medicine. The program is fully accredited and accepts three applicants each year. UNC says its goal is "to provide residents with an outstanding experience in the medical and surgical treatment of a wide variety of ophthalmic diseases."
University of North Carolina
Medical Research Bldg B
Chapel Hill NC 27599
919-962-2118
med.unc.edu