If my school doesn't offer an ophtho rotation, then exactly how should I prepare for this? Is an away rotation pretty much mandatory in this case, or are there other options, such as doing an ophtho subspecialty at my school?
No ophtho department?
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There is an ophtho department, but no rotation. I guess I could try to get involved with the department, but without an actual rotation, I'm not sure what else I need to do. Isn't an ophthalmology rotation pretty much required to apply?
You should get involved with you home school department. You talk to the student affairs office to set-up a rotation. An away rotation would be good as well.
I'm sure this issue has come up before, especially if other years have matched into ophthalmology. Talk to the student affairs office to see how other matched applicants from your school was successful.
I'm sure this issue has come up before, especially if other years have matched into ophthalmology. Talk to the student affairs office to see how other matched applicants from your school was successful.
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I didn't have an ophthalmology residency program at my medical school, there was however a retina-vitreous group of 7 that practiced and were in the university hospital. I basically just did a 2 week "observership" with them during my 3rd year, and then from there did some clinical research (chart reviews) for an ARVO project during my fourth year. Then i pretty much did away electives at two programs in NYC (where i wanted to end up). I matched into ophtho and it never even came up on interviews about how my school had no program or formal ophtho rotation.
