VERY IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR RESIDENT PAPER PREPARATION
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Internal Review Board (IRB) Policy for Human Studies and Reporting Form
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Ophthalmology Program Director's Annual Report
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Ophthalmology Resident's Annual Report (segregated logs)
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Ophthalmology Basic Standards for Residency Training
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Ophthalmology Core Curriculum/Residency Manual
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List of Ophthalmology Residencies
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The following guidelines for residency training in Ophthalmology were established and have been adopted by the Council on Medical Education of the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. A minimum number of cases shall be performed with the resident as surgeon during the training program. A procedure in which the resident performs greater than 50% of the surgery will be counted as a complete surgery for purposes of their log. NOTE: These guidelines will serve as a supplement to the requirements already defined in the "Basic Standards for Residency Training in Ophthalmology". The minimum numbers are as follows:
Surgical Volume (revised Sept. 2008, effective academic year 2009)
- Cataracts with IOL's 50
- Eyelid Malposition 25
(Entropion, Ectropion, Blepharoplasty, Ptosis, etc.)
- Strabismus (muscle cases) 15
- Glaucoma Procedures 15
(including Laser)
- Retina Procedures 15
(including Surgery and Lasers)
- Cornea Procedures 3
(including Pterygium, Keratectomies, PKP, etc.)
Recommendations Regarding Required Rotations
The following subjects should be required in an Ophthalmology residency training program. These rotations, if not available in the base institution should be completed as out rotations.
- Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses
- Ocular Inflammations, Uveitis and Ocular Tumors
- Retina and Vitreous
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- External Diseases and Cornea
- Glaucoma
- Anterior Segment Trauma
- Cataracts and Anterior Segment Surgery
- Oculoplastics
The following additional rotations are considered beneficial but not required:
11. Ophthalmic Pathology
12. Refractive Surgery
Outline of Yearly Ophthalmology Residency Requirements
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The AOA mandates that all residents submit required program materials to their specialty colleges within 30 days following the completion of each training year. The AOCOO-HNS sends resident progress reports numerous times throughout the year to keep active residents up to date regarding upcoming Residency Evaluating Committee meetings.
Material needed for OPHTHALMOLOGY residents.
First Year:
Resident's Annual Report
Program Director's Annual Report
Home Study Course, Part I (from the American Academy of Ophthalmology)
Accumulated Tracking Log Form
Second Year:
Resident's Annual Report
Program Director's Annual Report
Professional Paper (see Appendix IV of the Basic Standards)
Home Study Course, Part II (from the American Academy of Ophthalmology)
Accumulated Tracking Log Form
Third Year:
Resident's Annual Report
Program Director's Annual Report
Professional Paper (see Appendix IV of the Basic Standards)
Accumulated Tracking Log Form
Yearly annual reports and all supporting documentation are to be mailed to the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS), 4764 Fishburg Road, Suite F, Huber Heights, OH 45424 within thirty (30) days of completion of each contract year. Failure to meet the deadline for submission may result in delayed evaluation by the specialty college.
The following policy has been adopted and becomes effective July 1, 1999
"Failure to submit the required annual reports to the College:
- Within sixty (60) days of completion of the contract year will result in the assessment of $100 late fee.
- Within one (1) year of the completion of the contract year will result in the assessment of a $500 late fee, and,
- There will be a $250 late fee for each additional residency year that is delinquent for one or more years. If by completion of the program, all of the annual reports are incomplete, the C.O.M.E. may require that the resident repeat the training."
All assessment fee billing statements will be mailed to the respective resident(s), copied to the program director and DME.
Failure to pay assessments may result in delayed evaluation by the specialty college.
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