Residents are encouraged to participate in ophthalmic research and to present their work at the annual ARVO meeting in Florida. Year Three Residents have an administrative role in the residency program at this level. They supervise the junior residents and provide support as the first-year residents acclimate to the program. They are also largely responsible for the positive esprit de corp that our resident cadre enjoys. Most of the surgery falls to the third-year residents except at the end of the year at which time the second year residents begin to operate.
Residents return to the continuity clinics in the third year.
Key specialty rotations are repeated to maximize the learning experience. Teaching Activities Grand Rounds and lectures are held every Friday. All residents and staff attend unless operating or engaged in acute medical care. During rounds, residents develop their public speaking skills by making presentations. Discussion by the faculty and house staff follows each case.