At Westchester, the resident clinic varies between comprehensive ophthalmology clinics and subspecialty clinics according to a schedule. All clinics at Metropolitan Hospital are resident clinics, and there is always supervision present at both institutions.
Westchester |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Non-consult Resident |
AM |
Private Cornea |
Private Neuro |
Resident Clinic |
Resident Clinic |
Research |
PM |
Resident Clinic |
Resident Clinic |
Consults/ Refractive Surgery |
Private Retina |
Resident Clinic |
|
Consult Resident |
AM |
Consults |
Private Cornea |
Consults |
Consults |
Consults |
PM |
Resident Clinic |
Consults |
Research |
OR - Cornea |
Resident Clinic |
|
Metropolitan |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Resident |
AM |
Cornea |
Glaucoma |
General |
Retina |
OR/General |
PM |
General |
General |
General |
General |
General |
Second Year
Westchester |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Resident |
AM |
Private Neuro |
Research |
Resident Clinic |
Resident Clinic |
OR - Peds |
PM |
Resident Clinic |
Resident Clinic |
Consults |
Private Retina |
Resident Clinic |
|
Metropolitan |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Resident |
AM |
Peds |
Peds |
Peds |
Peds |
OR – Peds |
PM |
OR - Cornea |
Laser - Glaucoma |
Peds |
ROP Check |
OR – Peds |
Third Year
Westchester |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Resident |
AM |
OR – General |
Resident Clinic |
Resident Clinic |
OR - Cornea |
Pre-op Clinic |
PM |
OR - General |
Private Plastics |
OR - Plastics |
Private Retina |
Resident Clinic |
|
Metropolitan |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Resident |
AM |
OR - General |
OR - Retina |
OR - General |
Retina |
OR - Plastics |
PM |
OR - Cornea |
General |
General |
Laser - Retina |
General |
Call Schedule
Primary call is typically taken by the first year residents to give them the most experience in triaging and being primary responders to ocular emergencies. During the first two weeks of residency the first years take “buddy call” with the second years. Call is then taken Q4 (1 weekday per week and 1 weekend per month). While on call, the resident covers both Westchester Medical Center and Metropolitan Hospital. The first year resident will always have a senior resident and attending accessible for help if they feel overwhelmed.
Backup call is taken by both second and third year residents. This unique feature allows the second years to obtain surgical experience dealing with ocular emergencies very early in their training. There is an on call attending for general ophthalmology, oculoplastics, and retina at all times.
Academic Schedule
Lectures are held in the Macy Pavilion resident conference room at Westchester Medical Center from 7:30-9. Lectures are video-conferenced and can be accessed from anywhere in the world with computer or cell phone. An academic schedule is produced for each month, but a typical week is as follows:
Monday
|
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
BCSC Review Course |
NYEE Retina Lecture |
Grand Rounds |
Self Study/ Wet Lab |
Pathology |
Each Monday there is a review lecture in various subspecialties that follows the outline of the AAO’s Basic and Clinic Science Course. Tuesday morning residents are able to attend in person or teleconference to New York Eye and Ear’s retina conference. Each Wednesday there is grand rounds, which includes journal club, case presentations, and morbidity and mortality discussions. The first Wednesday of each month includes 3 hours of optics. Thursdays are dedicated to self-study time, and often there are wet lab opportunities at New York Eye and Ear.
In addition to the morning schedule the residency program hosts a monthly evening lecture with an invited speaker which is attended by many local ophthalmologists in the area. The residents are also encouraged to attend dinner lectures held by the Westchester Society of Ophthalmology, which their participation is paid for by the department.
New this year to the academics in the residency program include attendance of the Columbia Basic Science Review Course for the month of January (for second year residents) and the purchase of the Comprehensive Ophthalmology Review Course produced by Doheny Eye Institute and Jules Stein Eye Institute.
also known as ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an ophthalmologist.
The eye is a fragile organ, and requires extreme care before, during, and after a surgical procedure. An expert eye surgeon is responsible for selecting the appropriate surgical procedure for the patient, and for taking the necessary safety precautions.