GW Ophtho Residency Program

[Svmophtho]

Hi all! I've been researching programs I've applied to and just had a few questions about the GW ophtho program for anyone who has matched there or has information about the program. In general, what kind of program is it (big/small, more clinical/more research oriented) Are there resident run clinics or does it have less resident autonomy than other programs? How long is the international experience that the program allows for residents and how have previous residents felt about it? Is there something in particular that sets this program apart from others?

Any info would be helpful! Thank you!

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[the vitrector]

check out this link:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=470595

 

[Svmophtho]

Thanks! I looked at that thread before but it seems a similar quesiton posted about the GW ophtho residency program was never answered, but there is a lot of discussion about other programs. Any info on GW would be appreciated!

 

[RestoreSight]

GW is a classy program. It's in a really nice part of DC. I interviewed last year. Brand new facilities, pretty posh feel. It is very private practice oriented without a strong emphasis on research. They have no fellows at all which they claim is a plus, but the chair of their program admitted was a weakness. Without fellows you may see slightly more in terms of complex retinal procedures, but they still refer out almost all posterior segment procedures so I think that's a big weakness not having fellows. Part of the staff is also active duty Army officers, which gave it a more professional feel than some of the more research heavy programs I interviewed at.

Generally speaking living and especially driving in DC is very difficult. The traffic was the worst Ive ever seen. The faculty was nice and the facilities are state-of-the-art. In my opinion, a solid clinically-oriented middle 2nd tier program.

 

[Dusn]

"Posh" might be a good term to describe it. The biggest downside is that the clinics are not resident run. Much of it involves seeing the attending's private patients, so there is little autonomy. They get very little experience with true eye emergencies because all of these go to washington hospital center. The best thing about the program may be that they go to the Martinsberg VA, which is where they get some more autonomy and surgical training.