Department of Ophthalmology
Clinical Director: Samuel D. Friedel, M.D.
Chief, Department of Ophthalmology
Program Description:
The hospital offers a three-year, ACGME accredited, residency program in ophthalmology. Ophthalmology residents must have first satisfactorily completed an approved PGY l year that meets the requirements as outlined under "Program Requirements for Residency Education in Ophthalmology" by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Residency appointments are made on an annual basis and are renewable annually for a total program of 36 consecutive months. Satisfactory completion of an entire, accredited residency program in Ophthalmology of at least 36 months duration is one of the criteria for qualifying for the examination given by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
The goal of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at Maryland General Hospital is to train individuals to become competent, comprehensive ophthalmologists who can deliver quality medical care to the community. The residency curriculum is designed and supervised to achieve this by providing the resident with comprehensive instruction in the basic and clinical sciences, and through outpatient and surgical clinical experiences. Increased clinical responsibility is granted as the resident matures in experience, knowledge and judgment, and demonstrates required competence.
Teaching methods include didactic training provided through lectures, participation in clinical conferences and other education opportunities such as: attendance at a comprehensive basic science course, special meetings, grand rounds, journal club, studying the American Academy of Basic and Clinical Science Course and the yearly Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Examination taken by each resident. The residents serve on and participate in many Hospital and Departmental Committees, including the Graduate Medical Education Committee and the Ophthalmology Program Review Committee.
The residents are actively involved in examining and treating patients in the comprehensive general clinics as well as sub-specialty clinics under the supervision of the ophthalmology faculty. The residents gain additional clinical experience working with patients in selected Faculty practices. Surgical experience is gained by participating on cases performed by the private attending staff, the comprehensive ophthalmology and sub-specialty faculty and by performing surgery on patients presenting through the general, comprehensive and specialty clinics.
Resident involvement in scholarly and research activities includes participation in journal club, research conferences, local and national scientific and professional societies, and presentations at local, regional and national meetings. Each resident actively participates in research under the guidance of faculty mentors, and presents their completed projects at the Annual Friedenwald Research Conference held in the spring of each year.
Applications should be made through the "Ophthalmology Matching Program," P.O. Box 7584, San Francisco, CA. 94120-7584, 415-447-0350, or www.sfmatch.org.
For further information, please contact: Department of Ophthalmology, Maryland General Hospital, 827 Linden Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201, or call 410-225-8077.
Department of Ophthalmology
