Program Overview

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offers a comprehensive range of programs and departments, including the Department of Ophthalmology.

Department of Ophthalmology

The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine provides a three-year clinical and basic science training program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

About the Residency Program

The Ophthalmology residency training program is designed to provide comprehensive training to residents, whether they wish to pursue a subspecialty fellowship, join a private practice, or pursue an academic career. The program offers four residency positions yearly for a total of 12 residents in the program at any one time. These positions are open to graduates of accredited medical colleges who have completed at least one year of postgraduate medical training. Residents enter the program as PGY-2 trainees.

Program Highlights

• Fully ACGME-accredited program
• Currently twelve residents from across the nation
• Currently approved to fill four residency positions per year
• Balanced faculty for multidisciplinary care in ophthalmology, including all subspecialty areas

Residency Training

The residency training takes place in four major sites on the University of Cincinnati Medical Center campus, including:

• The Residents' Eye Clinic at the Hoxworth Center
• The emergency room, operating rooms, and inpatient rooms of the hospital proper
• The adjacent Holmes Hospital where most of the resident cataract surgery is performed
• The Medical Arts Building where most of the faculty patient care offices are located

Additional training sites include the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Commitment to Excellence

The program is committed to excellence and provides residents with comprehensive training, innovation, creativity, and leadership opportunities. Residents are given progressive and graded responsibility, allowing them to develop the requisite skills to become outstanding ophthalmologists.