Ophthalmology

Eligibility Requirements

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Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements by the residency appointment date:

  • Graduation from a Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME)-accredited medical school in the United States or Canada
  • Satisfactory completion of an ACGME approved internship in medicine or surgery
  • Satisfactory completion of the USMLE, Part 3

Graduates of foreign medical schools may be considered for residency appointments with proper documentation from:

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
ECFMG J-1 clinical visa required. More information is available through the David Geffen School of Medicine Visa and Licensing Office

Medical Board of California
PTAL or California Medical License required.

Applicants who are not United States citizens should refer to the David Geffen School of Medicine Visa and Licensing Office about UCLA-sponsored visas.

Application Process

Applicants to the Ophthalmology Residency Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA must apply through SF Match. Only applications received directly from SF Match will be considered. Deadline to submit applications is September 30.

Applicants to the EyeSTAR Program must submit a supplemental EyeSTAR Program Application along with three EyeSTAR Program Evaluation Forms and letters of recommendation. These should be sent directly to the Stein Eye Institute EyeSTAR Program following the instructions on the forms. The program administrator must receive all supplemental application materials by September 1.

We require the following materials to be submitted with your application to the EyeSTAR Program:
Submit General Information: 

Name:

Address:

Phone:                                                                         Pager:

E-mail Address (if applicable):

Social Security Number:

Residency Status:        □  I am a U.S. Citizen           □ I am a citizen of:

                                                                                            □ My U.S. Visa Status is:

EyeSTAR Program:      □ Residency-PhD                 □ Residency-Post Doctoral Fellowship


Submit Education: 
College:

Medical School:

Internship:

Residency:

Research Experience:

Desired Ph.D. discipline (if chosen):

PhD (if completed): 

Post-doctoral fellowship discipline:

Please submit the following:

  • PERSONAL STATEMENT: Summarize the research you have done, including your background, interests, special accomplishments, significant findings and the research area you wish to pursue in the STAR program.  Discuss the role you expect research to have in your long-term career. Indicate any Ph.D. departments you wish to consider.
  • TRANSCRIPTS: Medical, Graduate, Undergraduate (if available).  Copies of official transcripts are acceptable.
  • SCORES: ECFMG, GRE, MCAT, NBME, other scores (as applicable).  Copies of official scores are acceptable.
  • CURRICULUM VITAE and REPRINTS OF PUBLICATIONS, if any.
  • THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: Please use the enclosed forms.  Forms and letters are to be mailed by your evaluators.  One of these letters should be from the faculty member with whom you have most recently done extensive research.  He/She should address your potential for future research contributions.
     

  • I certify that the information in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

    Signature:                                                                                                         Date:

Please return to:

Patrick Telles, 
Program Administrator
[email protected]

200 Stein Plaza, 
Los Angeles, CA 90095 310-825-5931

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Interviews

Applicants selected for personal interviews with members of the Residency Selection Committee are notified via e-mail in October.

Residency Program Information:

Patrick Telles, Program Administrator
200 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 
(310) 825-5931
[email protected]