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After an initial orientation to the Medical College our first year residents are taken through a 2 week course of instruction in the techniques of ocular examination and an overview of common ocular pathologies by senior residents and faculty. The format includes: lectures, demonstrations, and observation in clinic. As this course concludes the resident will enter into their own continuity and faculty subspecialty clinics. We make an effort to rotate the first year residents to a certain extent through most of the subspecialty clinics including: general, glaucoma, contact lens, retina, peds, and cornea.  A few of the clinics are procedure oriented with a focus on minor procedures, e.g. chalazion excision, YAG capsulotomy, and laser peripheral iridotomy.

As first year residents (PGY-2) a significant proportion of time will be spent in running the emergency/on-call clinic. These residents are backed up by more senior residents who in-turn are backed up by attending ophthalmologists. Nightly and weekend first call is taken every 3^rd night. This begins on July 1st (even if a weekend day); however, for a designated number of weeks the backup senior resident is required to be present on all after hours patient visits.  In the initial phase the senior resident will present at the same time as the first year to guide them through the process.  Subsequent to this the senior will come in after the first year has seen the patient.  Gradually, the first year is released to perform more on their own.  In no circumstances is it expected that there will be no available supervision or backup.

During two of the three 4 month long second year rotations (PGY-3) training is extended into oculo-plastics, neuro-ophthalmology and pediatrics. Each rotation is accompanied by considerable surgical exposure. In the third rotation of this year the resident is a primary provider of ophthalmic services at the downtown division of the Augusta Veterans Administration Hospital. There are 2 operating days during this rotation with a primary focus on cataract surgery, though surgical exposure in this venue is fairly broad including: anterior segment, glaucoma, oculo-plastics, retina, minor and laser surgery. The Chief of Ophthalmology at the VA Hospital is Dr. John Riffle who has been honored as an outstanding educator by prior residents. Although second year residents do cover in-house consults while on the neuro-ophthalmology rotation, they do not take night or weekend call.

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