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Stanford Ophthalmology is proud to host advanced training and career development at all levels.
Residency training and clinical advanced training programs in Retina, Uveitis, Glaucoma, Cornea, Oculoplastics, Pediatrics and Neuro-Ophthalmology are among the best to develop clinical and surgical skills and academic careers.
Special international health and ophthalmic innovation programs offer exciting opportunities uniquely found at Stanford to accelerate professional growth.
Research opportunities at the Byers Eye Institute prepare the next generation of vision scientists in a broad area of basic, translational, and clinical programs to advance the field.
Residency
Stanford's Ophthalmology Residency is a three-year program designed to provide intensive clinical and surgical training in an academic environment that encourages close interaction between residents and faculty. Four residents are accepted each year.
Applicants also have an opportunity to apply for our SOAR program, which provides a dedicated research year, opening a path to becoming a clinician-scientist.
Fellowships & Advanced Training
The Department of Ophthalmology provides post-graduate clinical training in nine (9) clinical and research subspecialties.
Medical Student, Post-doctoral & Other Training
A broad number of openings are available for postdoctoral research fellows, research staff, visiting scholars, and clinical research coordinators across different programs in the Department of Ophthalmology. Please contact faculty in your area of interest or expertise, or check out our posted staff research positions.
The Department of Ophthalmology sponsors several ophthalmology clerkships. Among them:
- A two-week introductory ophthalmology elective clerkship for Stanford students
- A four-week hands-on clinical externship at Byers Eye Institute, the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (open to visiting students)
- A similar two-week externship at the Livermore VA Medical Center (also open to visiting students).
Interested? Find complete descriptions of clerkship requirements as well as clerkship period dates on the Stanford Medicine website.
Annual Education Events
The Byers Eye Institute hosts numerous educational events each year, attracting hundreds of current and aspiring ophthalmologists and vision researchers to our campus in Palo Alto, California to learn from our esteemed faculty.
These events, which include the five (5) week Bay Area Ophthalmology Course (BAOC), the Bay Area Young Investigators Research Conference (BYIRC), and the Program in Lasting Leadership and Academic Representation (PILLAR), and the Optic Disc Drusen (ODD) Hybrid Conference and poster session, aim to create connections, foster mentorship, and teach cutting-edge techniques and research to foster the next generation of ophthalmic leaders at the Byers Eye Institute and beyond.
Education News
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A global education
When Brian Soetikno, MD, PhD, began his residency at the Byers Eye Institute, he knew he’d spend significant time both in the clinic and the laboratory. What he didn’t expect was that he’d be offered a chance to expand on his research half a world away before he even graduated.
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Dreaming Big
When Kelvin Li, MBBS, MMed (Oph), Mtech, finished his residency and fellowship in Singapore, he knew he wanted to come to the United States for additional training. He found Heather Moss, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute, and realized quickly she was the person he most wanted to learn from.
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Making a Mark with Global Training
Many current and former residents and fellows have made an indelible mark on people around the world with the global ophthalmic training and mentorship they’ve received at the Byers Eye Institute.