Fellowship InformationA one to two year Retina-Vitreous Fellowship is sponsored by the Department. The fellow is on his / her own separate service with one of his preceptors (either with Dr. Conway or Dr. Tiedeman) and alternates with the other attending every other month for the entire year. The other retina service is covered by the second year ophthalmology resident who is on the Retina rotation (that resident also switches to the other service every other month). The retina fellow also is largely responsible for the inpatient NICU Retinopathy of Prematurity Service (with supervision by the preceptor that the fellow is rotating with that month). Teaching Conferences The Fellow gives a weekly conference on Intravenous Fluorescein Angiography and interesting teaching cases from 7 to 8 am every Wednesday. Benefits For information concerning salaries, benefits, parking, meals, etc., please check the Housestaff Homepage. The annual salary for the retina fellow will be the PGY-1 level. Environment Any training program is colored in part by the milieu of the surrounding academic center. The Medical Center at the University of Virginia lies adjacent to the central Grounds of Thomas Jefferson's original academical village. Charlottesville and Albemarle County attracts cultural and cosmopolitan functions out of proportion to its 100,0000 population supplemented by the 17,000 members of the University campus. First class restaurants, museums and entertainment are available year round. Washington, D.C. is 120 miles away and there are excellent regular air connections to Washington, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cincinnati. The countryside surrounding Charlottesville is particularly attractive with rolling hills, vineyards, horse and cattle farms all in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Skyline Drive, twenty miles from Charlottesville, and the Appalachian Trail provide some of the best hiking in the United States. A ski area is within an hour's drive, with night skiing available. Across the Blue Ridge Mountains, the vistas of the Shenandoah Valley and the rivers and mountains of West Virginia provide some of the best white water canoeing and rafting in the world. Medical students, hospital staff and faculty have a share in the stimulating and picturesque ambience of University life within Piedmont Virginia. Summary
The fellowship is a well-preceptored, moderately high volume retina practice with a nice mix of primary and referral vitreo-retinal problems. OPHTHALMOLOGY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: We participate in the Ophthalmology Fellowship Match (OFM). The deadline for fellowship application is September 1. We will contact applicants to interview by letter or phone call in September-October.
Ophthalmology Fellowship Match Click here for application information.
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