Im very interested in the filed and would like to know the steps to get into it...how's the residency program? Do you have to take s surgery training for a few years? IM?

I guess it depends where you are starting from...

4 years college (or really, however long it takes to get your bachelor's degree)

4 years medical school (apply for Ophtho during your 4th year)

1 internship year (i believe u can do medicine, surgery, pediatrics, or transitional year)

3 years of residency

1-3 years of fellowship....most are 1 year, a few are 2 years, and some research ones can be up to 3 years I hear (much more rare though)

the end...celebrate the wonderful career path you chose!

This should answer most of your questions

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=66427

It would be helpful to shadow an ophthalmologist or do a rotation early. I had a one week rotation during my surgery block that helped me decide, mostly because the attendings and residents were so enthusiastic, knowledgeable, happy with their chosen career.

This should answer most of your questions

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=66427

It would be helpful to shadow an ophthalmologist or do a rotation early. I had a one week rotation during my surgery block that helped me decide, mostly because the attendings and residents were so enthusiastic, knowledgeable, happy with their chosen career.

Seems like a good choice. Actually, Im in my 2md year of med school, not studying in the USA so I guess it's a little bit different, but I would like to do my residency in the USA.

Is ophto closely related to medicine? I know it's a speciality but once you practice it (I know most of you aren't attendings but still had a close contact with it's practice) you keep contact with all that you studied or at least a part of it? Hope so...

Thanks :D