Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship
The MCW Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship is a one-year AUPO-accredited clinical and surgical program that provides intensive and broad-based experience with the goal of training the fellow to be equipped to pursue a career in pediatric ophthalmology in an academic or private practice environment.
Program Description
This one-year fellowship is offered in the Pediatric Ophthalmology section of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The clinical and surgical fellowship provides an intensive and broad-based clinical experience with the goal of training the fellow to be equipped to be a pediatric ophthalmologist in an academic or private practice environment.
Stipends are provided and based on the current PGY5 rate as directed by ACGME.
Stipends are provided and based on the current PGY5 rate as directed by ACGME.
Program Details
Faculty
Our pediatric ophthalmology department consists of 6 full-time pediatric ophthalmology faculty, 5 pediatric optometrists and 9 orthoptists. Our team is energetic, engaging and committed to teaching and patient care. Our team takes active roles in basic science and clinical research. Our fellow will have the opportunity to participate in these activities. Our fellow will receive a well-rounded experience. The newest faculty member to join us is Dr. Aparna Ramasubramanian, who is one of only a handful of surgeons in the country performing intravitreal chemotherapy on children with retinoblastoma. Dr. Ramasubramanian was recently awarded funding towards her global collaboration in a Pediatric Oncology Hospital in Mexico.
Didactics
Our collaboration with multiple metropolitan area hospitals gives our fellowship program an advantage as we are able to provide our fellow with a very diverse population of patients with a vast variety of eye anomalies, genetic disorders, strabismic disorders, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), eyelid and tear duct disorders, corneal anomalies and congenital cataracts. We collaborate with our ophthalmology colleagues at the MCW Eye Institute to provide retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology and oculo-plastics care for children.Campus
Our clinic is based at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin which is one of the busiest pediatric hospitals in the country. It is a Level 1 Trauma Center and houses 13 inpatient units including a 70 bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We provide care to over 15,000 patients annually in our clinics as well as performing more than 300 inpatient consults. We cover 6 area hospitals to provide high quality ROP care to their NICUs. We perform close to 500 outpatient surgeries each year in addition to inpatient surgeries including laser surgery and Avastin for ROP, as well adult strabismus casesApplying to the Fellowship
Application Requirements
The candidate must have completed a residency in ophthalmology and be eligible to obtain a Wisconsin Medical License. Requirements for licensure in Wisconsin include proof of completion of at least 24 months of postgraduate ACGME-approved training in the United States. Find all the requirements on the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services website.Application Process
Appointments of eligible applicants are coordinated through SF Match and the Central Application Service (CAS).We will review all applications within SF Match. You will be contacted directly by Laura Henrics, program coordinator, for a personal interview if selected.
To apply to our program and any others you are interested in, head to SF Match to register.
You will then select “ophthalmology” under fellowship match (there is no separate “Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship” category but you will have a chance to select the programs of your choice).
Apply to the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship
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