Hi Everyone!
I will be an ophtho resident in 2018 but given how late of a start I had in med school, I want to make sure I am prepared for ophtho residency. I have two questions
1. I hear name matters way more for fellowship than it did previously. How does someone truly stand out for fellowships if they did not go to a top 10 or 20 program?
2. I am hearing a lot about optometrists expanding their scope of practice and given the current trend, it looks like it's not stopping. Which subspecialties do you think will be affected the least by this? Or would it just be comprehensive ophthalmologists that are affected? I don't foresee this happening for a very long time if it does, but I would like to include this as part of my decision to avoid headaches in the future.
I will be an ophtho resident in 2018 but given how late of a start I had in med school, I want to make sure I am prepared for ophtho residency. I have two questions
1. I hear name matters way more for fellowship than it did previously. How does someone truly stand out for fellowships if they did not go to a top 10 or 20 program?
2. I am hearing a lot about optometrists expanding their scope of practice and given the current trend, it looks like it's not stopping. Which subspecialties do you think will be affected the least by this? Or would it just be comprehensive ophthalmologists that are affected? I don't foresee this happening for a very long time if it does, but I would like to include this as part of my decision to avoid headaches in the future.