Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Goals:

The resident will be afforded the opportunity to strengthen their skill set and knowledge base in the following areas of training:

• The diagnosis and management of refractive disorders in infants, toddlers, and children.
• The non-surgical treatment and management of patients with strabismus and/or motility disorders.
• The diagnosis and management of amblyopia.
• The diagnosis and management of non-penetrating eye injury.
• The evaluation and treatment of ocular manifestations for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
• The fitting of specialty contact lenses for pediatric patients.
• The prescription of low vision devices for school-aged children with visual impairment. The diagnosis and management of pediatric ocular infections/red eye.
• Ophthalmic knowledge base pertaining to pediatric eye conditions through mentor-guided self-study.
• Scholarly activity through scientific presentation/publication, journal clubs, attendance at ophthalmology and optometry grand rounds and lectures, and lecturing opportunities.
• Communication skills with families, peers, referring doctors and other subspecialists within the hospital and medical community.

Commitment:

The program starts the first week of July and runs for 52 weeks. The exact date is set by the GME Office.

The resident is assigned 40 hours per week with no on-call duties.

Program Description:

This pediatric optometry residency program is designed for optometrists seeking to enhance their skills in diagnosing and managing eye and vision disorders.

Housed within the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, this hospital-based program provides a unique opportunity to develop the necessary skills to become an effective member of a comprehensive pediatric eye care team.

Residents work closely with both pediatric ophthalmologists and pediatric optometry faculty. In addition, they gain exposure to ophthalmology subspecialties including cornea, retina, and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. Opportunities for surgical observation is offered and can be arranged.

Completion Requirements:

The resident will receive a certificate certifying completion of the program at the end of the residency. Successful program completion requirements are as follows:

• Complete all clinic duties including patient care and electronic medical record documentation.
• Complete and document all scholarly and didactic activities.
• Complete all faculty and program evaluations.
• Complete all reports, literature reviews and/or research projects to the satisfaction of the teaching faculty.
• Achieve satisfactory or higher on all resident Core Competency and Resident evaluations.

Benefits:

• Salary: $50,000
• Health insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Cincinnati Children’s observes nine national holidays, and the resident is permitted to have four weeks (20 days) of personal/vacation leave and is entitled to sick leave during the program.
• A $1,000 reimbursable educational stipend.

Application Materials and Procedures:

Deadline: January 31

• Apply through and participate in ORMatch website.
  ORMatch # 30628
• Upload Curriculum vitae, official optometry transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, and a personal statement written by applicant not AI (not to exceed one page) to the ORMatch website
• Program Application Deadline: January 31: After this date, applicants will no longer be able to submit an application to the program through ORMatch.
• Interview Date (virtual): Wednesday, February 18th 12:00-4:30 pm

After all application materials are collected and reviewed, only selected candidates will be interviewed, and a Rank Order List will be submitted to Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch). See http://www.natmatch.com/ormatch/ for further details.

To be considered for this residency position, the candidate must be in good academic standing, passed NBEO Boards (Part I, II, III, TMOD) and have attained (or will obtain by program start) a Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree from a school or college of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and an Ohio Optometry license.

Applicants will be evaluated without regard to gender, race, creed, national origin, or non-disqualifying disabilities.

This program is Accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association, www.theacoe.org. To reach the ACOE directly, you may send an email to accredit@theacoe.org.