Participation in research is strongly encouraged to round out the learning process, but not required. Any resident presenting a paper at a national meeting may do so at departmental expense. We expect the graduating resident to be board certifiable, to be a competitive candidate for fellowship positions, and to be an excellent clinician. This committee is composed of representatives of the AMA Council on Medical Education, the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. For example, an average of one open globe is seen weekly.
Residents follow the same patients during the entire three years of the program.
This system is possible because there are no rotations outside the central core of the medical center and because second-year residents continue to follow the same patients they saw in the first year in the general clinic despite specialty rotations. Large amount and variety of class I surgery. The LEC is a new state of the art facility located in Nassau Bay. Clinic patient base provides an unusually high ratio of patients with pathology. High usage of telemedicine.