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DMEI Residency Program Highlights. R. Michael Siatkowski MD James P. Luton Professor Residency Program Director Vice Chair for Academic Affairs. The People. Residents Faculty Chair Program Coordinator Staff. Breadth and Depth of Experience. Clinical faculty in all areas Retina (5) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
DMEI Residency Program Highlights
R. Michael Siatkowski MDJames P. Luton Professor
Residency Program DirectorVice Chair for Academic Affairs
The PeopleResidentsFacultyChairProgram CoordinatorStaff
Breadth and Depth of Experience Clinical faculty in all areas
Retina (5)Cornea (3)Glaucoma (3)Neuro (3)Pediatrics (3)Oculoplastics (2)Uveitis, low vision 1 eachPathology/oncology on the way in 2014
PhD faculty in top 12 of NEI fundingBroad clinical exposure—large referral base
Surgical VolumeResident experience as primary surgeon
Recent graduate mean values (national percentile)
CASE 2012 (4 grads) 2011 (3 grads)
cataract 197 (85-90) 218 (91) strabismus 56 (90-99) 76 (98) glaucoma 17 (85-90) 22 (91) oculoplastics 130 (90-95) 169 (98) total 801 (95-99) 878 (99)
Facility
International Experience
Resident Support
Resident SupportResident Clinic techniciansResident Clinic designated schedulerOphthalmic librarianClinical Trials officeBiostatistician
Didactics18-month lecture series Mon/Thurs/Fri 7-8
AMTuesday clinical conference 5:30-6:30 PM
FA, neuro, cornea, pedsFOOD PROVIDED!
Monthly cataract video conferenceQuarterly M&M conferenceRegular call review conferenceQuarterly Journal Club (FOOD!) 5 visiting professors + 2 named lecturers per
year
Other StrengthsOrbital dissection course
Macrosurgical skills course
Other StrengthsElective in PGY4micro surgical wet labsProtected research time
BiostatisticianSupport to attend any meeting at which you
presentAAO attendance once during residencyAcers fundNational reputation
Future HorizonsOcular pathologist/oncologist 2014Additional pediatric ophthalmologist 2013Resident continuity of care clinicNew Microsurgical facility and curriculum
ScopesVideo recordingSurgical simulator
New Microsurgical Training Facility
Research and Service10 PhD faculty
Top 12 for NEI fundingClinical research
15 resident publications/presentations from 2008-2011
167 faculty publications/presentations from 2006-2011
Faculty Service and LeadershipABO, AAO, AAPOS, AGS, NANOS, OAO,
ACGME/RRC
Resident negativesVolume/busy call schedule
From 1/1/12 to 10/1/12 mean resident work hrs/week = 54 (55 in 2011)
From 1/1/12 to 10/1/12, 16% of resident weeks > 60 hrs (14% in 2011)
LocationNo ocean, mountains, 10M populationBut affordable, friendly, clean, safe Good for families, decent
cultural/entertainment venues
My philosophyTo provide you with a first-class clinical and
surgical education in ophthalmologyTo help you identify your strengths and
weaknessesTo have an open-door policy and be responsive to
your needs and concerns To help you realize your talents and interestsTo equip you to enjoy and succeed in what you
are called to do in ophthalmologyTo prepare you to make a difference in your
sphere of influence
How do we do?ABO Exams
Written: First time pass rate 100% over last 10 years
Oral: First-time pass rate 98.5% over last 10 yearsFellowship match
26/37 residents sought fellowship since 2000100% match rate over last 11 yearsPeds/glaucoma/neuro/plastics/cornea/retina
2011 and 2012 ACGME resident survey96% of residents would definitely or probably
select this program again
Resident Comments“Approachable faculty with faculty
willingness to engage and support”“culture of supportive resident body”“Residents are treated well. (e.g. General
attitude of staff toward residents, Acers fund, weekly meetings with the program director, food on call and for conferences, loaner lenses and loupes...)”
Resident Comments“I didn’t realize until I was on the interview trail, but we
are very well respected, which translates into many fellowship and job opportunities.”
“I think graduates of DMEI would have no problem handling just about anything that walked into a clinic. Most other residents are not confident with their knowledge/skills at graduation and pursue a fellowship for this reason whereas we pursue fellowships because of interest in a specialty. This gives us a lot of freedom in a career choice which is nice.”
“I have fun at work. I enjoy my co-residents and the faculty. For the most part it seems that everyone at DMEI enjoys coming to work which makes for an amazing work environment.”