The symposium attracts more than 300 participants each year with an outstanding panel of nationally known speakers and a strong local faculty. Annual Ophthalmology Research Symposium Residents have an opportunity to present and hear research papers at the Annual Ophthalmology Research Symposium attended by local and regional participants. The faculty of The William H. Havener Eye Center is committed to excellence in clinical training of ophthalmology residents. For this reason the number of fellowships within the department is very limited. Primary surgical and patient management responsibilities reside in the resident class as opposed to physicians in fellowship.
Subspecialty consultation is available immediately from the faculty on site.
It is the opinion of the faculty that fellowship training should be taken after residency programs out of a genuine desire for subspecialty practice or research, not out of the desire to supplement areas missed during a residency program. Graduates of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at The William H. Havener Eye Center are trained in three years to a level of excellence that allows a full scope of ophthalmic practice. However, because some residents develop an interest in subspecialty practice or research, and because quality clinical residency training is essential to any career in a subspecialty, it is important to note that graduates from the program at The Ohio State University Medical Center have been accepted to prominent clinical and research fellowships throughout the country. The Ophthalmology Department at The William H. Havener Eye Center presently sees more than 53,000 patients each year. This surgical volume allows for the development of surgical skills combined with a high degree of self-confidence which can only come from immediate feedback provided by a highly trained faculty member present during all surgical cases.