Fellowships

Fellowship applicants must have:

• A medical degree from a U.S. or Canadian medical school approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
• Satisfactorily completed steps one, two and three of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
• Successfully completed the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP)
• Successfully completed a three-year ophthalmology residency
• A California medical license before beginning the fellowship
• Be a U.S. citizen or have a valid J1 visa
   

All applicants must register with and apply through SF Match (or San Francisco Match). Applications should be received by the department by the end of August.

Send supplemental materials — scores on the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP), a CV and a photograph — via e-mail to:

Natally Alvarado
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Ophthalmology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-4375
natallya@hs.uci.edu

Applicants are notified by email if they are selected for personal interviews with faculty members.

• UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute offers Fellows a competitive salary.
• Choices for health, vision, and dental insurance are available through the Veterans Administration at additional cost.
• Life insurance is provided at no additional cost to the fellow.
• Long-term disability insurance is offered at an additional cost through the University of California Regents.
• Fellows are provided with professional liability coverage for all activities that are approved components of the fellowship program.
• Other benefits include:
  - Two weeks of vacation and an academic leave each academic year
  - Financial support to attend major scientific meetings when the fellow is a first author on a paper or abstract
  - Use of the campus recreational center