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Ophthalmology Training Overview: The Department of Ophthalmology at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) provides a training opportunity conforming to the requirements of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Ophthalmology. The three-year training program is integrated with programs at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and is termed "The Johns Hopkins/Sinai/GBMC Residency Training Program in Ophthalmology". All residents in the program receive a portion of their training at all three institutions as well as at Bayview and Wyman Park Hospitals in Baltimore. The Residency Program Directors at each of the three institutions are full-time faculty members at their respective institutions, and the Program Director at The Wilmer Eye Institute at The Johns Hopkins Hospital serves as the Program Director of the combined residency program. Most decisions regarding residency issues are made by the Resident Education Committee, which is composed of members from all three institutions. The faculty at GBMC consists of four full-time practitioners and a large number of attending ophthalmologists. The former group consists of subspecialists in cornea/external disease, neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, and vitreoretinal disorders, whereas the latter group includes both general ophthalmologists and additional subspecialists. The Ophthalmology Clinic is composed of 12 fully equipped eye examination lanes and contains additional rooms devoted to minor surgery, visual fields, ultrasonography, electrophysiology, orthoptics, and contact lenses. A complete ophthalmic photography facility is available for the performance of fluorescein angiograms and other photographic studies. A library and conference room is available in the Eye Clinic. Additional rooms house lasers for posterior segment photocoagulation, glaucoma therapy, and posterior capsultotomies. The Clinic also is the site for Hoover Services, an internationally recognized low vision facility. Eye surgery at GBMC is performed in two separate areas, the General Operating Room and the Sherwood Same Day Surgery facility. All vitreoretinal procedures and most glaucoma surgeries are performed in the former location, and the majority of cataract and pediatric surgeries are performed in the latter. Laser surgeries are performed in the Eye Clinic. All questions regarding applications to the residency program, resident salaries, and resident benefits should be directed to the Program Director, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21287-9278. Questions specifically regarding the GBMC residency rotation should be directed to the Program Director, GBMC Dept of Ophthalmology, 6569 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21204. C. P. Wilkinson, MD |
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