Overview
AUPO FCC-compliant cornea fellowship with comprehensive exposure to corneal and external ocular diseases under direct faculty supervision.
The programme
- Focus
- Cornea & external disease
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (optional second year in advanced surgery and research for qualified fellows)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- AUPO FCC compliant
- Department
- Department of Ophthalmology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed ACGME-accredited ophthalmology residency; eligible for North Carolina medical licensure
- International applicants
- Institution policyForeign graduates must be ECFMG-certified and eligible for J-1 visa (H-1B not sponsored)
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) only; H-1B visas are not sponsored at UNC Hospitals
- Licence requirement
- North Carolina medical licensure eligibility
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Submit listed documents to the department (see page)
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UNC Hospitals GME scale (effective 1 Jul 2025): PGY4 $72,627; PGY5 $75,850; PGY6 $78,767; PGY7 $83,058; PGY8 $87,351
Official sources
https://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/education-programs/fellowship-training-programs/cornea-external-diseases-refractive-surgery-fellowship/https://www.uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc/professional-education-and-services/office-of-graduate-medical-education/applicants/https://www.uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc/professional-education-and-services/office-of-graduate-medical-education/benefits-for-residents/
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