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Everything You Everything You Need Need to Know to Know about about Optometric Residencies Optometric Residencies Provided by: Provided by: Residency Affairs Residency Affairs Committee Committee Association of Schools and Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry Colleges of Optometry

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Everything You Everything You NeedNeed to Know about to Know about

Optometric ResidenciesOptometric Residencies

Provided by:Provided by:

Residency Affairs Residency Affairs CommitteeCommittee

Association of Schools and Association of Schools and Colleges of OptometryColleges of Optometry

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Optometric ResidencyOptometric Residency

Accreditation Council of Optometric Accreditation Council of Optometric Education (ACOE) definition: Education (ACOE) definition:

““a planned program of post-optometric a planned program of post-optometric clinical education that is designed to clinical education that is designed to advance significantly the optometric advance significantly the optometric graduate's preparation as a provider of graduate's preparation as a provider of patient care services beyond entry level patient care services beyond entry level practice”practice”

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Optometric Residency Optometric Residency ProgramsPrograms

Affiliated with an ACOE Accredited School Affiliated with an ACOE Accredited School or College of Optometryor College of Optometry

12 month duration minimum: July 01 to 12 month duration minimum: July 01 to June 30June 30 Some residencies are 13 monthsSome residencies are 13 months

composed of appropriately supervised composed of appropriately supervised clinical eye/vision careclinical eye/vision care Supervision is tapered throughout year Supervision is tapered throughout year

includes a well-designed mix of self-includes a well-designed mix of self-directed learning, seminar participation, directed learning, seminar participation, instructional experiences, and scholarship. instructional experiences, and scholarship.

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Residency Program Residency Program CompensationCompensation

Salary/ StipendSalary/ Stipend Varies among residenciesVaries among residencies VAMC base amount of $30,000 plus benefitsVAMC base amount of $30,000 plus benefits

Student loan defermentStudent loan deferment Typically 40 hours scheduled per weekTypically 40 hours scheduled per week

Extra time required for professional activities Extra time required for professional activities ER call possibleER call possible

In addition to regular workweekIn addition to regular workweek

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Residency CompensationResidency Compensation Vacation/ Holidays/ Personal daysVacation/ Holidays/ Personal days Benefits (healthcare, disability, life Benefits (healthcare, disability, life

insurance)insurance) Professional leaveProfessional leave

Continuing educationContinuing education Discounted CE registrationDiscounted CE registration

Each residency has unique Each residency has unique compensation packages. Ask compensation packages. Ask during your application process!during your application process!

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Optometric Residencies Optometric Residencies ACOE AccreditationACOE Accreditation

Accreditation is a system for Accreditation is a system for recognizing that an educational recognizing that an educational program has attained a level of program has attained a level of educational effectiveness, integrity, educational effectiveness, integrity, and quality which entitles it to the and quality which entitles it to the confidence of the educational confidence of the educational community and public they serve.community and public they serve.

ACOE is the accreditation body for ACOE is the accreditation body for optometric residencies.optometric residencies.

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10 Optometric Residency 10 Optometric Residency TypesTypes

Family Practice Optometry Family Practice Optometry Primary Eye Care Primary Eye Care Cornea and Contact Lenses Cornea and Contact Lenses Geriatric Optometry Geriatric Optometry Pediatric Optometry Pediatric Optometry Low Vision Rehabilitation Low Vision Rehabilitation Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation Ocular Disease Ocular Disease Refractive and Ocular SurgeryRefractive and Ocular Surgery Community Health OptometryCommunity Health Optometry

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Optometric FellowshipsOptometric Fellowships

An educational program that cannot An educational program that cannot be classified as a one-year residencybe classified as a one-year residency it may be a two-year program that it may be a two-year program that

combines a residency with a degree (M.S. combines a residency with a degree (M.S. or Ph.D.). or Ph.D.).

it may be an advanced program entered it may be an advanced program entered into only after a residency has been into only after a residency has been completed. completed.

ACOE does not accredit fellowships ACOE does not accredit fellowships

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Why pursue a Residency?Why pursue a Residency? increase the scope/ depth of your increase the scope/ depth of your

knowledge in areas you chooseknowledge in areas you choose vastly increase your clinical vastly increase your clinical

experience and self-confidenceexperience and self-confidence enhance your skills at optometric enhance your skills at optometric

proceduresprocedures

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Why pursue a Residency?Why pursue a Residency? become the independent become the independent

practitioner you would like to be and practitioner you would like to be and still have the assistance and still have the assistance and opinions of others whenever you opinions of others whenever you wishwish

Initiate demonstration of Initiate demonstration of Continued Continued CompetenceCompetence

Verify and demonstrate Verify and demonstrate Advanced Advanced Clinical CompetenceClinical Competence

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Why pursue a Residency?Why pursue a Residency?

Form relationships within YOUR Form relationships within YOUR professionprofession faculty/ mentorsfaculty/ mentors other residentsother residents optometry studentsoptometry students optometric “movers and shakers”optometric “movers and shakers”

optometric legislative representatives optometric legislative representatives optometric industry optometric industry optometric cliniciansoptometric clinicians

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Why pursue a Residency?Why pursue a Residency?

Form relationships with other Form relationships with other healthcare professionshealthcare professions hospital and other external rotationshospital and other external rotations staff ophthalmologists at some staff ophthalmologists at some

residencies or ophthalmology external residencies or ophthalmology external rotations for other residenciesrotations for other residencies

referrals / co-management during your referrals / co-management during your residencyresidency

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Why pursue a Residency?Why pursue a Residency? Increase professional opportunitiesIncrease professional opportunities

schools and colleges of optometry, referral schools and colleges of optometry, referral /surgery centers, VAMC, and private practitioners /surgery centers, VAMC, and private practitioners search for residency-trained optometristssearch for residency-trained optometrists

industry searches for residency-trained industry searches for residency-trained optometristsoptometrists

obtain hospital credentials and privilegesobtain hospital credentials and privileges opportunities for leadership roles in professional opportunities for leadership roles in professional

optometric associationsoptometric associations opportunities providing CME at national meetingsopportunities providing CME at national meetings

Residencies OPEN doorsResidencies OPEN doors

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Disadvantages of Pursuing an Disadvantages of Pursuing an Optometric ResidencyOptometric Residency

Delayed gratification of $$$Delayed gratification of $$$ Delayed establishment of your Delayed establishment of your

personal/ private practicepersonal/ private practice Personal reasons?Personal reasons?

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Choosing a ResidencyChoosing a Residency

Information regarding each Residency Information regarding each Residency is available at:is available at: ASCO ASCO http://www.opted.org ORMS ORMS http://www.optometryresident.org/ Affiliated school or college of optometry Affiliated school or college of optometry

residency homepageresidency homepage Currently 138 accredited residencies Currently 138 accredited residencies

which have over 250 residency which have over 250 residency positionspositions

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Opportunities for More Opportunities for More InformationInformation

American Academy of American Academy of OptometryOptometry

Student Networking Luncheon Student Networking Luncheon

- - Lunch providedLunch provided

American Optometric American Optometric AssociationAssociation

AOSA Residency ForumAOSA Residency Forum

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Choosing Your ResidencyChoosing Your Residency Select area(s) of emphasis; type of residencySelect area(s) of emphasis; type of residency Consider area of countryConsider area of country Consider specifics of each residencyConsider specifics of each residency

Reputation of residencyReputation of residency Residency supervisor and residency directorResidency supervisor and residency director

Visit each residency for an interviewVisit each residency for an interview Interview is a two way streetInterview is a two way street Most important step for both residency applicant and Most important step for both residency applicant and

supervisorsupervisor Talk to current/ previous residents of each residencyTalk to current/ previous residents of each residency

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Residency ApplicationResidency Application

Must apply to Must apply to bothboth:: Affiliated School or College ResidencyAffiliated School or College Residency

deadline typically in January or Februarydeadline typically in January or February Optometric Residency Matching Optometric Residency Matching

Service (ORMS)Service (ORMS) Registration deadline February 01Registration deadline February 01 Ranking deadline typically the last Friday Ranking deadline typically the last Friday

of February or first Friday of Marchof February or first Friday of March http://www.optometryresident.orghttp://www.optometryresident.org/deadlines.htm/deadlines.htm

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Residency ApplicationResidency ApplicationCommonly includes:Commonly includes: Application form – Affiliated School/ Application form – Affiliated School/

CollegeCollege Curriculum VitaeCurriculum Vitae

educationeducation honors/ awardshonors/ awards presentations/ papers/ researchpresentations/ papers/ research professional experiencesprofessional experiences employmentemployment

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Residency ApplicationResidency ApplicationCommonly includes:Commonly includes: Official optometry transcriptsOfficial optometry transcripts Official NBEO scoresOfficial NBEO scores

Part I (with application) and Part II (when Part I (with application) and Part II (when available)available)

ORMS coordinates sending each ORMS coordinates sending each applicant’s official NBEO scores to all applicant’s official NBEO scores to all programs appliedprograms applied

Be aware of and honor all Be aware of and honor all deadlinesdeadlines

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Application to ORMSApplication to ORMS Apply online or by mailApply online or by mail Registration deadline February 01Registration deadline February 01

http://www.optometryresident.org/http://www.optometryresident.org/ Maximum application of 10 Maximum application of 10

residenciesresidencies $30 fee to apply to first 5 residencies$30 fee to apply to first 5 residencies $10 surcharge for each additional $10 surcharge for each additional

residency residency Can apply to more residencies after Can apply to more residencies after

initial ORMS application is submittedinitial ORMS application is submitted

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ORMS RankingORMS Ranking Applicants rank their preferencesApplicants rank their preferences

Do NOT rank a residency that you do NOT want Do NOT rank a residency that you do NOT want Programs rank their preferencesPrograms rank their preferences

Programs do NOT match applicants they would Programs do NOT match applicants they would rather not haverather not have

ORMS input both preferences into their ORMS input both preferences into their matching algorithm and applicants are matching algorithm and applicants are matched with a residencymatched with a residency

Applicants and residencies are Applicants and residencies are expected to honor their ORMS matchexpected to honor their ORMS match

Unethical for applicants and residencies to Unethical for applicants and residencies to “make a deal” outside of ORMS“make a deal” outside of ORMS

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Optometric ResidenciesOptometric Residencies

Residency questions?Residency questions?

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Options for PresentationOptions for Presentation

Resident presentations may followResident presentations may follow Discuss host school’s/college’s Discuss host school’s/college’s

residenciesresidencies