Overview
One-year cornea, external disease and refractive fellowship with 20% protected research time and over 150 grafts as primary surgeon per fellow.
The programme
- Focus
- Cornea & external disease
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 2 per year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policyinternational graduates need a valid ECFMG certificate and eligibility for Michigan licensure; Michigan medical and controlled substance licences required
- International applicants
- Institution policyYes - non-US medical graduates must hold a current ECFMG certificate and be eligible for a State of Michigan licence; non-US citizens need ECFMG J-1, permanent residence or qualifying EAD
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 sponsored by ECFMG (or permanent residence / qualifying EAD); other visas only in very limited circumstances, case by case at Program Director discretion with prospective GME Committee approval
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyState of Michigan medical licence and controlled substance licence (Educational Limited or Permanent) required; permanent-licence holders also need a personal DEA registration
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- SF Match (no direct applications)
Funding
- Funding
- Salary commensurate with House Officer at equivalent level (HOA contract); travel to one national meeting; optional Eversight-Michigan supplemental research fellowship ($10,000 research funding) for one fellow