Which residency?

[aloevera]

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I am 4th year student thinking of doing a residency in primary care or ocular disease, in PCO, ICO or SUNY...any advise? anybody who did a residency in any of the three schools? Thx!

 

[KHE]

I am 4th year student thinking of doing a residency in primary care or ocular disease, in PCO, ICO or SUNY...any advise? anybody who did a residency in any of the three schools? Thx!

I did the primary care residency at SUNY and it was a fantastic experience, however I was a SUNY graduate and in retrospect I wish I had done a residency at an institution other than where I attended. Where do you go to school now?

 

[IndianaOD]

I would advise against a primary care residency. What benefit does it offer? Check out the Huntington, WV VA residency. The doctors were fantastic there and very knowledgeable. Plus you get to rotate through other services like neurology, surgery, etc.

Their website is www.oculardisease.com .

 

[KHE]

I would advise against a primary care residency. What benefit does it offer? Check out the Huntington, WV VA residency. The doctors were fantastic there and very knowledgeable. Plus you get to rotate through other services like neurology, surgery, etc.

Their website is www.oculardisease.com .

The advantage is that unlike "disease" or "contact lens" or "vt" residencies which essentially stick residents in those clinics for a year, primary care residencies usually provide extra exposure to all disciplines.

If your goal is to work for the VA, that's fine. But if your goal is private practice (as mine was) then it is much more helpful to know a bit of everything instead of being an expert on MEWDS or post PK bitoric bifocal RGP fittings.

In practice, I have found my residency experience to be invaluable.

 

[IndianaOD]

The advantage is that unlike "disease" or "contact lens" or "vt" residencies which essentially stick residents in those clinics for a year, primary care residencies usually provide extra exposure to all disciplines.

If your goal is to work for the VA, that's fine. But if your goal is private practice (as mine was) then it is much more helpful to know a bit of everything instead of being an expert on MEWDS or post PK bitoric bifocal RGP fittings.

In practice, I have found my residency experience to be invaluable.

I think a residency is a great experience. In fact, I take the unpopular stance that they should be a requirement. There is no doubt that any residency is a positive, I just think it helps to have a niche in todays oversaturated market.