mihazor
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I heard Ophthalmology is becoming less competitive.
What is the way to Oph residency?
What kind of previous experience you need to have in order to get it, since the programs require it.
thanks,
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| beefoxy
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Mihazor
Who told you that? I don't think ophthalmology is less competitive, I think quite the oppositte. This year the hospital I work at recieved 328 applications for 3 spots - it is 109 people for 1 spot, seems to me as very competitive.
If you want to do it anyways, besides scores over 95, you need at least 1 year of hand on experience in US ophthalmology hospital, and preferably some publications in US journals. Oh, yes, if you are IMG, you should have your ophtho residency competed in your country...
And these programs usually do not sponsor any visas.
I know all this becasue I was thinking about this speciality myself for a while....
cheers
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| newyg
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Do they not even sponsor j1 for ophthalmology??
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| GOGETA
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1- Sell the soul to the devil
2- Marry the daughter of the chairmen
3- get 99/99 1 year of usce in ophtalmology
4- have several publications on OPHTALMOLOGY
5- Have several CME in ophtalmology
Then you have 50% of getting inn.
Based on what I have heard, extremly hard.
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| GOGETA
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number one is a saying I dont practice that.
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| jespocol
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hi.....what is the best to get opthalmology ...as a img.....i know that is reallly hard....
- do internal medicine residency and pursue opthalmologÿ???? and make some research
- welll i have 90 on step 1,next year probably im going to take a cleckship on GWU in Dc , that i can do for improving my chances
- What about preresidency fellowship??? they pay ??
- Do neurology residency and them a neuroopthalmology fellowship and them aply to opthalmology.
- Doing a opthalmology residency in my home country them aply for a fellowship and them apllly to opthalmolgoy in the states???
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