Our joint internship program is in it 3rd year with rotations in our highly ranked Department of Internal Medicine. The PGY-1 year is structured to provide interns with a strong foundation in medicine while affording them three months of dedicated time on ophthalmology rotations. Interns split their training between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, allowing them to become comfortable working at both institutions for the remainder of their training in ophthalmology.
On the ophthalmology blocks, interns are introduced to subspecialty clinics, inpatient consults and ophthalmic surgery. These rotations provide a low-stress and supportive environment to acquire basic examination and procedural skills while being exposed to the triage workflow for common eye problems.
Interns also spend time in our state-of-the art wet lab with dedicated faculty-led sessions and have access to our Eyesi intraocular surgical simulator. This year is an incredible opportunity for the interns to join our department and our family from day one of residency.
Additionally, interns are provided their own lenses and loupes courtesy of the department.
About WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine is a global leader in academic medicine, including biomedical research, patient care and educational programs with 2,900 faculty. Its National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding portfolio is the second largest among U.S. medical schools and has grown 56% in the last seven years. Together with institutional investment, WashU Medicine commits well over $1 billion annually to basic and clinical research innovation and training. Its faculty practice is consistently within the top five in the country, with more than 1,900 faculty physicians practicing at 130 locations and who are also the medical staffs of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals of BJC HealthCare. WashU Medicine has a storied history in MD/PhD training, recently dedicated $100 million to scholarships and curriculum renewal for its medical students, and is home to top-notch training programs in every medical subspecialty as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and audiology and communications sciences.