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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I heard the retina fellowship did not fill this year. Is this true? The place seems to have some issues.
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#103 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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The retina fellowship is not listed as being unfilled on the SF Match site.
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#104 |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Well, I believe the source of this info was reliable. You may want to check with someone connected to the program. Please PM me or post it if this can be corroborated.
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Texas
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Jules Stein will have 2 first year retina fellows come July 2007. I know both of them quite well.
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This thread is a tremendous resource. I'd hope that we can keep it updated, and add programs that we see on the trail/rotate with.
Cheers, and good luck. |
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Hey everybody - feeback on UF
Pros 1. most plastic procedures in the nation (so we are told, but I believe it) -our VA rotation has a plastic procedure 4/5 days of the week and the first years are the ones who do them all, I have already done 20 blepheroplasties, 4-5 tarsal strips and 2-3 direct brows by myself -we even have the occaisional Saturday plastics work shop to hone our skills with the ocuplastics faculty 2. VA rotation -we get all of our cataracts from here, as a first year we get two ECCE c IOL - as a second year 40-60 phacos - as a third year between the two VA's anywhere between 150-200 additional phacos, by graduation 200-300 phacos as the primary surgeon and believe me they let you do the majority of the case. Even when in trouble, they teach you how to get out of it - the first years do all the lasers, procedures etc 3. Lots of rupture globes 4. Plenty of pathology 5. Residents score tops in OKAPs 6. Urgent Care rotation - for the first years, we take all emergencies, walk ins etc and your are basically autonomous except in very difficult cases Cons - source of big frustration for me personally 1. Large efflux of faculty, loss of neuro ophth, cornea, peds and glaucoma faculty in the past 2 years - so far only 2 replacements 2. New program director (actually a pro as well because so far she rocks) 3. Very poor exposure to orbital plastics or more advanced plastics procedures. A single plastics faculty, who is friends with the chairman who seems to be very protective of his "turf" and might be protesting the hire of a new faculty 4. Very poor back up - have felt stranded (a sentiment that all of the residents have expressed) on more than one occasion. When this concern was presented to senior faculty/chairman - residents did not fell that problem was delt with sufficiently. No faculty backup for inpatient consults (this might be a problem with all institutions as far as I know). Bottom Line - you graduate as a tremendous general ophthalmologist with surgical skill that rivals that of a private practice ophthalmologist who has been practicing for years - poor back up/autonomy, frustrating in the beginning, but rewarding later As far as the town goes, is on the small side, definitely a small town feel. Housing prices not any cheaper than a big city. But we are the Gators so that is a big plus. Hope this helps everyone this year. I wish I had this kind of information when I was trying to match. |
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I have heard good things about the University of Minnesota's program- does anyone have any personal experience from there/something they've heard that they can share?
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I spoke with Dr. Egbert of Stanford previously about U of Minn...he had nothing but the best things to say of his training there. Said the surgical numbers were incredible, he loved all the attendings, and the pathology he saw there certainly was surprisingly untouched anywhere else...
he tried to get me to apply there all in all, rave reviews from him...and he did two fellowships (peds and oculoplastics) so obviously he was a competitive resident as a result of the program I dont have any personal information to add, other than good word of mouth around my school about the place (a guy who matched at Emory from my school put U of Minnesota RIGHT BEHIND it (top 3 choice and he had like 15 interviews)) |
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#110 |
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Sounds like a great place to train. Thanks Mye Eye!
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does anybody have good info on MCW or penn state? Thanks!
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#112 |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: back to TX...
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Any thoughts on these two programs?
Thanks! |
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#113 |
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I saw this on another thread. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=410273
We should set up something like this for ophtho residencies. My guess is that an SDN administrator like Andrew Doan would need to get involved to set this up and make it a sticky. I would be more than happy to contribute what I have learned from the interview process. What do you guys think? Lets do it! |
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#115 |
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I wish I knew how to set this up, but it looks like an SDN moderator may have done it. I'm not on the interview trail yet, so I coudn't contribute much anyway, but this type of format would be useful to ophthalmology applicants for years to come!
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I tried posting this elsewhere, but no luck. thought i'd try this thread. can anyone tell me anything about davis, duke, and/or utah?? i need to cancel one, but i dont know enough about any of them to make a call. quality of program? reputation? happy residents? lifestyle, location, etc? pls share your thoughts. very much appreciated.
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#117 |
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Hi, great thread, thanks to everyone sharing their knowledge.
Does anyone have any input on the Univ of Mississippi Med Ctr in Jackson, MS? Including, but not limited to, surgical volume, patient population makeup, what call is like there, resident satisfaction, etc. Thanks in advance! |
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#118 |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 719
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Can anyone comment on Howard U. or U Mizz-Columbia?
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#119 |
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so i only have a tiny bit of input - i met a guy training at howard - he was really happy with his training and with his quality of life.
sorry i know that's like nothing i'm really posting for selfish reasons: i want to know what people think of umdnj vs vanderbilt i know umdnj has great training but i want to know how it stacks up to vanderbilt - ie i have to choose between them for interview and dont know which to pick |
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#121 |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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any thoughts on UofRochester? (NY)
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#124 |
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I'm making separate threads for each program, each linked to this table of contents:
Ophthalmology Residency Program Compendium Table of Contents I encourage you to place your input. |
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#126 |
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SDN 2004 Match Stats:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/show...hreadid=100344 SDN 2005 Match Stats: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=169692 SDN 2006 Match Stats: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=253556 SDN 2007 Match Stats: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=353655 |
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#127 |
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Finished!
I went through this thread and placed quoted responses in their appropriate ophthalmology residency program threads. This seems to work nicely and will allow people to add comments and reviews about programs, as well as looking up information about programs. |
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#128 |
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Does anyone have any information regarding this program?
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#129 |
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Does anyone have any information about this program?
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#130 |
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The link to vandy program is empty.
Can I kindly ask for some feedback/comments about the program? Thanks. |
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#131 |
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Dream Big
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I've heard good things about this program... Would appreciate comments.
Again, the link to the school had no comments. Thanks. |
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#132 |
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Hey guys - I'm looking for some info on the UNC program. Has anyone interviewed there or does anyone have any opinions on this program? I would really appreciate the help!
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#133 |
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Is there a residency program in Hawaii? where can I review all the program options in the USA? I´m an international medical student and intend to apply next year, I would like to review the options, but it seems a bit hard to find an organized list. I see here is a list posted, are those all the programs?? are they all subject to the SFMatch? I would appreciate your advice.
Thank you very much, Andrea |
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#134 |
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I agree! University of Illinois ophto was once among very good programs, ranking 13-21 between 2003-2008. Not anymore! Things have changed a lot. Still, good in research though! but it is more of a pure basic science research, residents need more than that!
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