Oklahoma Medical Eye Group 

The mission of the Oklahoma Medical Eye Group Residency in Ocular Disease with an emphasis in Refractive and Ocular Surgery is to provide post-graduate optometrists advanced clinical training and scholarly activities with emphasis in ocular disease and refractive surgery. Upon completion of the program, residents will have advanced clinical competence enabling them to be successful in professional opportunities requiring a high level of clinical and scholarly expertise.

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and refractive and ocular surgery.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters (2,000 minimum).
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease with emphasis on secondary and tertiary care of the patient including consultations from referring optometrists and primary health care providers, as well as advanced treatment including the use of ocular laser therapy and minor surgical procedures.
3. Provide the resident an increasing responsibility to evaluate, educate, consult and co-manage refractive surgery patients beyond that of an entry-level practitioner including performing PRK and PTK if desired.
4. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers for systemic disease evaluation and treatment.
5. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision and education of optometry students, externs and first year primary care medical residents.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, community lectures, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow and encourage the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service of the community and the profession of optometry in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.
2. Encourage political involvement and interactions with local politicians.

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma

Visit the ORMatch application website

Submit Application Materials

Application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher, at opt_residencies@nsuok.edu or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
870 E. Crafton St.
Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies at opt_residencies@nsuok.edu.

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• OMEG is closed for several holidays: two days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance is provided for your residency education. The insurance covers you while providing care as a resident at OMEG and NSUOCO clinics.
• Health insurance