Graduation from an approved medical school and completion of an accredited first postgraduate year program are required. PGY-1 programs that give the applicant primary responsibility for patient care in a field such as internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, family medicine, or emergency medicine, are preferred.
A New York State Medical License or temporary certificate is required, as is United States Citizenship, permanent resident status or an appropriate visa.
Important Notice to Applicants
Please do NOT email or fax the Chairman or Residency Program Director. Please do NOT email, fax, or drop off any Match Application documents. For additional information or questions, please contact the Ophthalmology Residency Program Coordinator, Julie Velez, at jvelez@nyee.edu.
Central Application Service (CAS) applications should be completed in the early fall. The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, October 3, 2011. Invitations for interviews will be sent out in late October. Interviews will be held on Saturday, December 3, Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10, 2011. The Ophthalmology Matching Program (OMP) rank list deadline and match result posting follow shortly thereafter. Please contact OMP for their deadline information.
All applicants must register with the CAS provided by the OMP, PO Box 7999, San Francisco, CA 94120. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary accepts only CAS applications.
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Mailing Address
Residency application materials should be addressed to:
Julie Velez
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Ophthalmology
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
310 East 14th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 979-4495 | jvelez@nyee.edu
Request for Registration
To submit a request for registration for the Ophthalmology Matching Program (OMP), go to: The San Francisco Matching Program
Sample Contract
Click here to view a sample resident staff employment contract.
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