Last Updated: October 27, 2007

The Vitreoretinal Fellowship Interviews for the 2007-2009 VR Fellowship will be Monday, October 29, 2007 and Friday November 2, 2007.

About the Fellowship

The University of Chicago Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science offers a highly competitive 2-year vitreoretinal fellowship program. One fellow is selected per year. The fellow receives extensive vitreoretinal surgical & medical retina experience with Drs. Mieler, Hariprasad, Jager, Green and Grassi.

Surgical experience and medical experience is balanced equally between the first and second year fellows to ensure excellent and comprehensive training. Research is strongly encouraged during the fellowship and the fellows are expected to present a paper at one major vitreoretinal meeting (e.g., ASRS, Retina Society, or Macula Society) per year.

Current & Former Fellows

Theodore Lin, MD (2007 - 2009)
Richard C. Lin, MD, PhD (2006 - 2008)
Joseph Benevento, MD (2005 - 2007)


Applying for the Fellowship

Please download the fellowship application (in Adobe PDF format) or in Microsoft Word format and fill it out completely. Make sure you include a copy of your curriculum vitae. 

Please note that we are asking three senior clinicians or scientists who know you personally to send recommendation letters. Please ask them to place your letter in a sealed envelope that you will submit together with the application. In this way you can be sure that letters have been sent.

We will only begin consideration of your application when it is complete.   It is particularly important for us to receive from you a personal statement about you and your career goals and how this fellowship will fit into them.  

The Application Deadline is August 31st.

YOUR CHECKLIST FOR A COMPLETE APPLICATION

_______ COMPLETED APPLICATION (Click here to download application.)

_______ CURRICULUM VITAE

_______ COPY OF USMLE SCORES

_______ PERSONAL STATEMENT

_______ 3 SEALED LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
 

RETURN YOUR COMPLETED PACKAGE TO:

William F. Mieler, M.D.
Professor & Chairman
The University of Chicago
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
5841 South Maryland Avenue - MC 2114, Room S209
Chicago, IL 60637