Education / Clinical Fellowships / Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Director:	Lawrence Tychsen, M.D. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8096 St. Louis, MO 63110
Address (for application and information):	Washington University Ophthalmology Fellowship Coordinator Attn: Mary Carnoali Box 8096 660 South Euclid Avenue St. Louis MO 63110 Tel: (314) 362-4418 Email: carnoali@vision.wustl.edu
Length of Fellowship:	1 year
Number of positions per year:	1
Starting date:	July 7
Application deadline:	August 22, 2008
Stipend:	PGY5
Actively involved in Resident education:	Yes
Research required:	Clinical Research
Block time assigned to research:	10% of time
Program Description
The pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is a one year program based at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The fellowship is fully accredited by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and by the AUPO Fellowship Compliance Committee. The Eye Center is Children's Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical eye unit. The surgical practices is high volume, providing a varied and extensive experience for fellows and residents in the following disorders: childhood and adult strabismus pediatric glaucoma developmental cataracts pediatric refractive surgery diseases of the lacrimal system retinopathy of prematurity retinoblastoma ptosis/oculoplastic/orbital disorders pediatric neuro-ophthalmic disorders pediatric eye trauma The Eye Center also houses: an Infant Electrophysiology and Eye Movement Laboratory video and photography center Opportunities are available for laboratory studies of strabismus monkeys in the McDonnell Science Building. The Eye Center participates in the: Craniofacial Deformities Team Neurofibromatosis Team Downs Syndrome Clinic Cerebral Palsy Center Attending ophthalmologists, optometrists, orthopists, fellows, residents and medical students in the Eye Center meet in a weekly Pediatric Ophthalmology Conference. The session includes reviews of pertinent literature, case presentations, and oral quizzes. A combined Pediatric Ophthalmology/ Neuroradiology Conference convenes once a month to review imaging studies of the brain and orbit obtained from our Eye Center children. Fellows in pediatric ophthalmology are encouraged to design, complete and present a clinical research project during their year at the Center, for presentation at the annual AAPOS meeting. Those who wish to complete a separate basic science/research fellowship will spend approximately 50% of time with clinical or surgical responsibilities, and 50% of time in the laboratory. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Grand Rounds are held weekly in the adjacent Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, and include lectures from research faculty members, clinical faculty members, and case presentations. The Department of Ophthalmology also hosts a monthly journal club. Clinical Fellows in pediatric ophthalmology who are graduates of residency programs in the United States or Canada receive a PGY 5 stipend per year, and must obtain a permanent license to practice medicine from the Missouri Board of Healing Arts. All International Medical Graduates must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and provide evidence of having completed three (3) years postgraduate training in a program which is approved and accredited to teach post-graduate medical education by the Accreditation Counsel on Graduate Medical Education of the AMA in one (1) recognized specialty area of medicine. These requirements must be met before applying for the clinical fellowship position. This program requires a 'Restrictive Covenant' limiting the geographic options for future practice.