Moran Eye Center

Residency Program













*This Course is Closed*

Course # 7600–Preceptorship in Ophthalmology: Clinical

Prerequisite

Senior medical students; Junior medical students doing their senior rotation will also be considered.

Recommended for students applying for ophthalmology residency.

Rotation

The student will do two 2-week rotations at the John A. Moran Eye Center; one with a senior faculty member and the other with a faculty who is on Ophthalmology’s Residency Selection Committee. Student will scrub in the operating room with the faculty assigned. Student will also be assigned to the chief resident for practice surgery.

Submit your application to

University of Utah, Office of Student Affairs
(Non-refundable $100 fee)
Web address: http://uuhsc.utah.edu/som/studentaffairs/visiting.htm
Telephone: 801.581.3657
Fax 801.585.3300
visiting.student@hsc.utah.edu

Submit the following information to

Moran Eye Center
Attn: Alicia Doxon, Academic Coordinator
Telephone: 801.585.7689
Fax: 801.581.3357
alicia.doxon@hsc.utah.edu

  1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  2. Letter of recommendation from a medical school instructor
  3. Board scores form USMLE part 1
  4. Medical school transcript

Testing

Testing to be proctored by the Ophthalmology’s Academic Office.

Evaluation Criteria

  1. Evaluations have been computerized and will be coordinated by the Ophthalmology’s Academic Office
  2. Evaluations will be completed by the resident or faculty on rotation with the medical student
  3. Evaluations are signed by Mark D. Mifflin, M.D., Director of Education

This course is only offered June through October. Deadline to apply at the Moran Eye Center for the 7600 Preceptorship course is May 1st.

Minimum 4 weeks, maximum 1 student

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