Gimbel Eye Centre – University of Calgary affiliated Fellowship Position
Available for a Canadian or North-American-trained Ophthalmologist interested in an Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Fellowship.
For more information, please contact Annette Stanwick, Vice-President, Medical Affairs by telephone at 403-202-3318 or toll-free at 800-661-1138 ext 3318.
Interested Candidates are also welcome to submit a CV to the Fellowship Program Director at medicalaffairs@gimbel.com.
Canadian and North American trained applicants will be considered for:
- Anterior Segment & Refractive Surgery Fellowship
- Research Fellowship
- Pre-Residency Fellowship
Non-smoking candidates preferred.
Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Fellowship
The Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Fellowship involves the following:
- clinical experience
- research activities
- surgical component**
The Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Fellow actively participates in patient care. This involves assessing patients both pre- and post-operatively, recommending the type of anterior segmentt and refractive surgery the patient is most suited for, and participation in patient education activities. The remaining time is spent in research activities and surgical skills development in the wet-lab, observation in the OR and hands on experience in the laser suite.
Prior to performing independent surgery, a fellow observes and assists the senior surgeons in the laser suite with the refractive surgery techniques. A skills transfer set-up provides the fellow with an excellent wet-lab program in cataract and refractive.
Fellows are encouraged to actively participate in medical research, and administration meetings, in-house medical education programs and quality improvement activities.
**Due to patient choice, patient scheduling, patient selection criteria and regional regulations, the Centre cannot guarantee that a fellow will have cataract surgical experience. A fellow's surgical volume will be dependent upon an assessment of the individual's surgical skills, their ability to meet established prerequisites, the fellow's ability to recruit patients and the current regional regulations, however, excellent opportunities for observation, and assistance of high volume surgeons in advanced cataract and refractive methods and techniques will provide a distinct and excellent advantage to the successful candidate.