The Residency Training Program in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis has been designed to produce the mature, well rounded, surgically outstanding comprehensive ophthalmologist. Based on the prime importance of one-to-one teaching, the resident is given the opportunity to work closely with faculty in all areas of general and subspecialty ophthalmology and, in addition, is provided opportunities for independent management and decision making. The program provides the resident interested in either full-time clinical ophthalmology or clinical/ academic ophthalmology with the opportunity to flourish in an atmosphere which is both rich clinically as well as concerned with the educational development of the resident in training.

The ophthalmology residency training program initiated in 1970 at the University of California, Davis, is a fully accredited, three-year multifaceted educational program integrating clinical, didactic and research experiences. Three residents are accepted each academic year beginning on July 1. The program is designed to appeal to those individuals interested in either a clinical or academic career in ophthalmology. Emphasis is placed on acquisition of broad clinical experience in general ophthalmology as well as exposure to a variety of subspecialty areas in ophthalmology. Ophthalmologic training of the resident staff is fostered by close supervision and a working relationship with both the full-time and clinical faculty.

In August 1998, the department relocated to a state-of-the-art multi-specialty outpatient clinic along with other school of medicine departments. This facility provides a spacious, modern and well-equipped ophthalmic testing service for both university and referral patients. In this setting, residents are able to manage a wide variety of clinical eye disorders under the direct supervision of members of the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology. In addition to the clinical areas, the professional suite houses departmental offices, and conference facilities.

The primary teaching hospital is the University-owned, UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. In addition, we are one of the few programs in the country to have two outstanding VA facilities. Residents rotate through the Veterans Administration Medical Center in nearby Martinez, California as well as the Mather VA Medical Center in Sacramento. Residents also spend time

The UC Davis Health System has a large primary care network, serving patients from Stockton to the Oregon border. This assures a large number and variety of patients not seen in programs isolated to much smaller areas or single cities. As a level III trauma center, residents are exposed to a wide variety of traumatic eye injuries. In addition, having two Veterans Administration facilities provides further, extensive exposure to all forms of ocular pathology.