Just over four years ago I traveled all over the country to interview for internship and ophthalmology residency positions. In what has since become one of the most popular posts, I subsequently categorized all of my residency application and travel-related

Future ophthalmologists have several options for completion of their post-graduate year one (PGY-1) internship prior to beginning ophthalmology residency. The American Board of Ophthalmology requires only that these newly minted doctors complete an internship in any field, including internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics,

Ophthalmology residency has officially started. Well, technically it started at the beginning of July, though the first two weeks were spent becoming (dis)oriented on how to use the electronic medical record, how to be compliant with hospital policies, and other

Every year about this time, fourth year medical students realize they will soon be submitting residency applications and (hopefully!) be invited to interview at residency programs around the country. One of the most common questions surrounding residency applications is how

Ophthalmology is one of the most highly competitive specialties within all of medicine, and for graduates of osteopathic medical schools, matching into ophthalmology seems not only statistically unlikely, but virtually impossible. I recently had dinner with two good friends, both

Just a few weeks ago, over 600 medical students nervously waited for a phone call or email from ophthalmology residency programs around the United States, congratulating 460 of those students on having secured a residency position in an ACGME-accredited ophthalmology

The days surrounding January 15th are of little calendar importance to the majority of physicians, but for ophthalmologists, mid-January will forever be remembered for the Ophthalmology Residency Match Day and the countless hours of hard work, sacrifice, and dedication represented

Every year, the NRMP releases two reports describing the results of the NRMP residency match. While ophthalmology does not use the NRMP, and instead uses the SF Match system, the data released by the NRMP does provide some insight into

How can I avoid having my residency letters of recommendation intended for SF Match being incorrectly sent to ERAS and my internship letters of recommendation being sent to the SF Match? The challenge of coordinating the ophtho application and the

“Should I send three ophthalmology-focused letters of recommendation with my application or should I send 2 letters from ophthalmologists and 1 letter from a non-ophthalmologist?” Until recently I had not even considered sending three ophtho letters vs. two ophtho letters

You will find many different opinions about when is the optimal time to take Step 2 CK. I believe this decision should be based on one main question: What can you do between June and August to best strengthen your