I'm an MS4 who did not match into ophtho this year but matched into a good prelim medicine program. I'm set on ophtho and my goal is to fill an opening if it presents itself, or to reapply this fall. Does anyone know of any programs that are expanding and adding a PGY2 spot in 2015? Is there any other source besides the SF Match vacancy list for finding openings? Thanks a lot in advance.
Looking for PGY2 openings during internship
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From SFMatch, it appears as though Brown and Univ. South Carolina may have open spots for next year:
https://www.sfmatch.org/SpecialtyInsideAll.aspx?id=6&typ=2&name=Ophthalmology#
Click on immediate vacancies tab.
Ophthalmology residency: PGY-2 in 2015
Last Updated: 07/15/14
3406 U. South Carolina
DIRECTOR: Bethany Markowitz, MD
DESCRIPTION: 3 PGY-2 positions available to begin training on July 1, 2015.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of PGY 1 year in internal medicine, surgery, family practice or other specialty where 50% is dedicated to patient care.
Please visit our website below. Our program offers a high volume of patients and surgery. Centrally located between mountains and beaches.
We will be interviewing in early September for three PGY 2 positions. Only apply if you will have completed a PGY 1 year by the end of June 2015 or earlier. Please email instead of calling. Cutoff date for applications is August 15, 2014.
Interested applicants please email or mail CAS application and support documents. Example of support documents: CV or resume, personal statement, college and medical school transcripts, USMLE score(s), ECFMG (applicable to IMGs) and three letters of reference.
CONTACT: Barbara Tandon
Residency Coordinator
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://residency.palmettohealth.org/body-residency-fellowship.cfm?id=72
ADDRESS: Medical Park, Suite 340
Columbia SC 29203
POSTED: 07/15/14
3405 Brown University
DIRECTOR: Paul Botelho, MD
DESCRIPTION: Offering a PGY-2 position to begin on July 1, 2015.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of an approved ACGME PGY-1 year
The ophthalmology residency at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University has been approved to increase its resident compliment to three residents per year. The mission of the Ophthalmology Residency Program of the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University is to provide our residents with the optimal training to become outstanding ophthalmologists of the highest quality while instilling the values of compassion, professionalism, advocacy, ethics and cost-effective care. To accomplish this, our program provides comprehensive didactic education, clinical teaching, broad surgical experience, and research opportunities. Through faculty development, we encourage excellence in our staff to promote a tradition of life-long learning.
Interested applicants please submit CAS application and support documents via SF Match.
CONTACT: Grace Gomes
Program Coordinator
EMAIL: [email protected]
POSTED: 07/14/14
https://www.sfmatch.org/SpecialtyInsideAll.aspx?id=6&typ=2&name=Ophthalmology#
Click on immediate vacancies tab.
Last Updated: 07/15/14
3406 U. South Carolina
DIRECTOR: Bethany Markowitz, MD
DESCRIPTION: 3 PGY-2 positions available to begin training on July 1, 2015.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of PGY 1 year in internal medicine, surgery, family practice or other specialty where 50% is dedicated to patient care.
Please visit our website below. Our program offers a high volume of patients and surgery. Centrally located between mountains and beaches.
We will be interviewing in early September for three PGY 2 positions. Only apply if you will have completed a PGY 1 year by the end of June 2015 or earlier. Please email instead of calling. Cutoff date for applications is August 15, 2014.
Interested applicants please email or mail CAS application and support documents. Example of support documents: CV or resume, personal statement, college and medical school transcripts, USMLE score(s), ECFMG (applicable to IMGs) and three letters of reference.
CONTACT: Barbara Tandon
Residency Coordinator
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://residency.palmettohealth.org/body-residency-fellowship.cfm?id=72
ADDRESS: Medical Park, Suite 340
Columbia SC 29203
POSTED: 07/15/14
3405 Brown University
DIRECTOR: Paul Botelho, MD
DESCRIPTION: Offering a PGY-2 position to begin on July 1, 2015.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of an approved ACGME PGY-1 year
The ophthalmology residency at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University has been approved to increase its resident compliment to three residents per year. The mission of the Ophthalmology Residency Program of the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University is to provide our residents with the optimal training to become outstanding ophthalmologists of the highest quality while instilling the values of compassion, professionalism, advocacy, ethics and cost-effective care. To accomplish this, our program provides comprehensive didactic education, clinical teaching, broad surgical experience, and research opportunities. Through faculty development, we encourage excellence in our staff to promote a tradition of life-long learning.
Interested applicants please submit CAS application and support documents via SF Match.
CONTACT: Grace Gomes
Program Coordinator
EMAIL: [email protected]
POSTED: 07/14/14
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Why would a good school like Brown be so lopsided in approving the additional PGY2 position so late and so out of sync with the application timelines? Geez, I bet many top applicants didn't even get an interview there during the application round. Now they have an opening?!
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Brown as a school does not equal brown as an ophthalmology residency program. I was told by my advisors that their program was having some issues a few years back. If I'm not mistaken they downsized spots a few years ago and maybe now are regaining one?
I think it was one of those situations where they had external funding for 3 spots, but couldn't provide the supplemental internal funding to support the 3rd position, and now they can. And if I'm not mistaken they are actually looking to start someone sometime between oct and Jan, 2014, and additionally in 2015. Definitely worth the attempt