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RESIDENT ALUMS • 71 have completed the program from when the residency program began in 1982 through 2009 • Since the first administration (2005) of the NBEO Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry (ACMO), 19 past residents have earned the credential by successfully passing the exam. • Continue to click to look at where they have gone and why we are so proud of our graduates’ accomplishments • Note that the following numbers will exceed 71 as our graduates often ‘wear several hats’! RESIDENT ALUMS • Where did they go? – 23 currently hold faculty appointments at schools / colleges of optometry – 8 currently hold appointments within university departments of ophthalmology – 15 are paid attendings or consultants at VA hospitals – 5 are members of large optometry practices RESIDENT ALUMS • Where did they go? – Many provide low vision services – 4 practice as primary eye care providers in private medical centers – 19 practice in private OD or OD/MD groups – 10 have privately owned private practices – 3 have retired – 3 are focused in commercial settings RESIDENT ALUMS • Positions of prominence – 3 chair a Low Vision Department at a College of Optometry or Department of Ophthalmology – 2 have or continue directing low vision departments of non-for- profit agencies – 1 is Director of external CE a College of Optometry – 1 is Director of Ocular Disease at a College of Optometry RESIDENT ALUMS • Positions of prominence – 2 are chiefs of optometry sections at VA hospitals – 3 are directors of optometry residency programs RESIDENT ALUMS • Did any extend their training? – 2 have completed a PhD program. – 1 completed an Sc.D. (same as PhD) – 1 completed an MPH program. – 2 have completed a Cornea / Contact Lens fellowship from a department of ophthalmology – 1 has completed a cornea fellowship from a private ophthalmology practice and continues teaching in the facility RESIDENT ALUMS • What have they done to contribute to the ophthalmic literature? – Our residents have published over 80 papers in the past 10 years – They have over 80 published abstracts in the past 18 years. – Three book chapters have been written by our residents – They have had at least 4 research studies funded by either the VA or NEI RESIDENT ALUMS • What have they done to contribute to the ophthalmic community through professional organizations? – 39 are fellows of the American Academy of Optometry. • 5 are diplomates – 2 are currently presidents of their state associations.