Wills Eye Residency Curriculum - PGY3

 

Your second year as an ophthalmology resident is seen as a time to perfect your clinical skills, gain efficiency, and solidify your knowledge base.

Wills ER Days (6 weeks)
It’s your time to shine and run the show in the Wills Eye ER! With an attending, you are in charge of two 1st-year residents, two or three ophthalmic nurses, and the day-to-day and moment-to-moment management of one of our busiest clinical environments.

Wills ER Night Float (1 week blocks, ~6 weeks total)
Time for you to exercise your experience and tackle some tough cases on your own. Never fear, you have 24/7 consult service from every subspecialty.

In-Patient Ophthalmology Service and Consults (6 weeks)
Residents see consults at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and work with the on-call fellows from each subspecialty to provide care for complex and systemically ill patients. Diagnoses can include: trauma, orbital fracture, CMV retinitis, orbital and facial tumors, panuveitis, endophthalmitis and more.

Cataract Surgery
As a second-year resident, you are introduced in a graduated approach to the steps of cataract surgery and perform 8-12 primary cataract surgeries from incision to case close.

Other Clinical Rotations
As a second-year resident with upper-year expertise, you return to the subspecialty clinics to bridge the gaps from last year’s basic introduction to the finer nuances and management considerations of a more seasoned ophthalmologist.