Optometry Residency

Our hospital-based optometry residency aims to provide advanced clinical training in ocular disease diagnosis and management through patient care, education, and scholarship.

For more information, view and download the Optometry Residency Program Brochure.

Residency Program Director:
Steven C. Quan, OD, FAAO
E-mail: scquan@bsd.uchicago.edu

The Optometry Residency in Ocular Disease at the University of Chicago is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE):

243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Suite 301, St. Louis, MO 63141

Website: www.theacoe.org

Email: accredit@theacoe.org

Phone: 1-800-365-2219

One residency position is offered through the Optometry Residency Matching Service (ORMatch) beginning July 1st of each year. Please register online in the NMS Match System to participate in ORMatch.

Application Deadline: January 15

ORMatch # 40514

Interviews will be held virtually between late January and early February. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible through ORMatch in order to be considered for an interview. Letters of recommendation may be pending upon submission, but must be received 72 hours before the interview date.

Residency Overview

Residents are mentored by all optometry faculty and have the ability to customize their ophthalmology sub-specialty rotations based on clinical interests and goals.
Residents will gain experience with emergent/urgent cases. On-call responsibilities are limited to business hours only.
Residents will gain increasing independence during the course of their training. During the latter stages of their training, they will aid in the education of optometry externs.
Residents work closely with ophthalmology residents, fellows, and attendings on a daily basis.
Residents are encouraged to submit posters to professional conferences and organizations, such as the American Academy of Optometry.
There are frequent didactic and scholarly activities for residents to learn and supplement their clinical training.
Access to the University of Chicago John Crerar Medical Sciences Library, which houses over 1.4 million volumes and offers electronic (and remote) access to thousands of journals, including all of the major ophthalmic publications.