INTERACTION WITH FACULTY

The close resident-faculty interaction afforded in our program allows the faculty to devote increased time for individual instruction, promotes productive resident research based on individual interests, and guides the faculty when providing recommendations for those residents seeking subspecialty training or jobs in practice after their residency. Residents assume full responsibility for the clinical and surgical care of all patients on the advanced subspecialty rotations and participate in the complex surgical procedures that are normally reserved for fellows.

RESEARCH

Resident research projects are mandatory, and the faculty participates actively in guiding residents in their research endeavors. Second- and third-year residents are required to complete a research project and to present the results at the annual Resident/Alumni Day Meeting. Travel funds are available for residents whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at national meetings (Table1), such as the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology or the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

DUTIES AND BENEFITS

Following the two week introductory course, first-year residents are on 24-hour in-house call approximately once every sixth night. Second-year residents are on 24-hour in-house call once every month: they cover all Friday nights and take in-house call 2 Saturdays during the year, for a total of 12 times per year for each second-year resident. Third-year residents take in-house call 2 Saturdays during the year and are on back-up call for surgical emergencies when they are doing rotations at University Hospital. All residents receive 4 weeks’ vacation over the course of the year. Residents are also provided financial support to attend any meeting at which their research has been accepted for presentation.

Salary levels are as follows: PGY–I, $50,808.00; PGY-II, $54,251; PGY-III, $57,572; PGY-IV, $60,934.