PGY-2 residents attend the University of Texas Basic Science Course in Houston in February each year. Residents are provided with five days educational leave each year to attend approved CME conferences. In the PGY-4 year, this leave is funded by Scott and White as part of a senior educational benefits package. PGY-4 residents attend the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology conference in August. Conferences are held regularly, five days per week for ten months of the year.
Conferences cover all areas of ophthalmology with participation from all of the senior staff.
The Basic Science Home Study Course in Ophthalmology, sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is purchased for the residents. Every Thursday afternoon, all residents intensively review 90 pages of the Basic Science Home Study Course as a group. Each resident has fifteen pages specifically assigned to bring questions to the group that afternoon. This format allows all residents to cover in detail the entire Basic Science Home Study Course in Ophthalmology every year. An annual ophthalmology conference is coordinated with a Residents' Day program.