Overview
Two-year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship educating the next generation of retina leaders.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 2 years
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Registered with AUPO fellowship compliance programme
- Department
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed an accredited US ophthalmology residency
- International applicants
- US ophthalmology residency required
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- SF Match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyPaid on VUMC stipend scale (effective 1/1/2026): PGY4 $81,933, PGY5 $84,801, PGY6 $87,769, PGY7 $90,841
Official sources
https://www.vumc.org/ophthalmology/fellowship-vitreoretinal-diseases-and-surgeryhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/sites/default/files/public_files/house-staff/house-staff-man-2026/2026.07.01-1A-Conditions-of-Employment-and-Continued-Employment.pdfhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/stipendshttps://www.vumc.org/gme/license-and-dea-information