Overview
A one-year AUPO FCC-compliant programme at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Lavin Outpatient Pavilion.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- July
- Positions
- 1 per year
- Accreditation
- AUPO FCC-compliant
- Department
- Department of Ophthalmology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- ABO board-eligible in ophthalmology; US citizen, permanent resident or appropriate visa status
- International applicants
- Applicants from outside the US must have passed USMLE and be able to secure an Illinois State Medical licence
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) and H-1B; McGaw sponsors H-1B only for candidates of exceptional academic potential with prior approval before ranking/offer (cost borne by the programme)
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyIllinois (IDFPR) temporary medical licence required to train (processed by McGaw GME; allow ~60 days)
How to apply
- Deadline
- 1 September
- Application method
- Not stated on official page
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyPaid on McGaw salary scale 2026-27: PGY4 $89,096.50, PGY5 $92,697.20, PGY6 $95,567.99, PGY7+ $99,276.90
Official sources
https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ophthalmology/education/fellowships/glaucoma-fellowship.htmlhttps://www.mcgaw.northwestern.edu/trainee-benefits/licenses-visas.htmlhttps://www.mcgaw.northwestern.edu/trainee-benefits/stipend.htmlhttps://www.mcgaw.northwestern.edu/docs/policy-on-h-1b-visas-and-exceptional-candidates-12-2024.pdf