We are delighted that you are interested in our residency
program. Each year we match 4 residents. Applications
should be made through the central application service (CAS)
of the San Francisco Matching Program. (SF Match)
Requirements :
Applications will be accepted from July 1 for the class starting
in July 2014. Interviews will be conducted at USF Eye Institute
in early December. Our deadline for receipt of materials from
SF Match is October 15. We request that you provide us with a
vision examination to include corrected and uncorrected visual acuity, color vision, and stereopsis if you are chosen to interview. To be considered, all candidates will require a personal interview at our Department. All applicants must be eligible for a Florida Medical License; and, if matched to this program, will be required to obtain a medical license or register as an unlicensed physician before beginning the residency. Florida licensure or registration requires satisfactory completion of a PGY-1 (internship) in the United States or Canada.
Eligible applicants:
- Graduates of Medical Schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
- Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
- Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the following qualifications: have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States jurisdiction.
- Graduates of medical schools outside the United Sates who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME accredited medical school.
The institution does sponsor J1 visas and students with questions should contact the Office of International Affairs.
For more information, please contact:
Residency Coordinator:
Stacy Deraps
Phone: (813) 974-4835
sparkerd@health.usf.edu
Residency overview:
All incoming residents are given an orientation course in July and August to provide them with a foundation and background in the principles of ophthalmology, ophthalmic examination and diagnosis. During the first 10 days of July, time is spent on examination techniques with most of the emphasis on a practical refraction course. After this introduction, the residents begin in the clinic in the middle of July. Throughout July and August, lectures are scheduled by each sub-specialty specifically for the first year residents. The didactic portion of the teaching program for all residents begins in September of each year and continues through June. It consists of sub-specialty service conferences, basic science lectures, departmental rounds, and hospital section meetings for a total of approximately 156 hours a year. Grand Rounds are provided once a month with visiting professors in many different sub-specialties.
Each resident is expected to conduct independent outside reading throughout the residency program. The department purchases the Academy's Basic and Clinical Science Series for each resident. A reading list of other recommended books to purchase is given to the residents when they start the program. Residents are required to initiate and complete a hypothesis-driven research project during their three years of training. This project will be supervised by a faculty member and the results presented at grand round meetings during their second and third years.
Rotations :
The residents at the Veteran's Hospital see 12,000 patients per year with a variety of ophthalmic problems. About half the clinics are for general ophthalmology and half are sub-specialized, with specific clinics in the fields of retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics and cornea/external disease. The general ophthalmology clinics are typically staffed by invited private ophthalmologists on the clinical faculty while the sub-specialty clinics are staffed by both the USF full time faculty and private practitioners. Surgery is performed three days of the week.
At Tampa General Hospital residents see 8,000 patients per year conducting three half-days of outpatient clinic. Residents also operate generally one-half day per week. All residents take emergency room call at Tampa General Hospital and see an ample amount of ocular trauma.
All Children's Hospital is a tertiary care pediatric facility. Surgery is scheduled three half days per week. There is a resident pediatric ophthalmology clinic at the USF Eye Institute.
Resident exposure to surgery increases during each year of the program. PGY-2 begin with extraocular procedures. After demonstration in a level of competency, they progress to perform certain intraocular procedures near the end of the first year. In the second year (PGY-3) the exposure to surgery increases. Each second year resident does about 15 to 30 cataracts. In the third year a large number of surgeries of all types are performed. By the end of the program each resident generally has performed between 150 to 200 surgical procedures.
A pathology rotation is integrated into the three year program. Exposure to fluorescein angiography, electro-physiology, and ultrasonography is incorporated into sub-specialty rotations.
Please contact us if you need additional information.
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