Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 clinical hours and 5 hours of didactic discussion per week. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$43,924
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=55

 

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease and primary care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, journal review, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow 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 in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

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 Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn.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. The deadline to apply is January 31st.

• 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 must be signed and be on letterhead and should be submitted through ORMatch.
• 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.
• If an entering candidate lacks passing scores on TMOD and Part III they must still immediately apply for state licensure upon acceptance into the program in a state that does not require passage of these parts, with the state of Oklahoma being highly encouraged.
• Interview recommended
• License eligible in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue 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

Application Requirements and Selection Process:
Applicants must be citizens of the United States and males must have registered for the Selective Service. Residents are required to obtain licensure in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia before completion of the first year of VA residency. Residency applicants must have a Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry and must have successfully completed Parts I, II, III and TMOD of the NBEO examination by July 1 of the residency year. Grade-point average, NBEO scores, letters of recommendation, and personal interviews are taken into account when considering applications. All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. The Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) as well as promoting workforce diversity, and workplace inclusion. The VA will vigorously enforce all applicable Federal EEO laws, regulations, executive orders and management directives to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace for all VA employees and applicants.

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
• Complete and accurate Patient Encounter Logs
• Complete and accurate 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
• Obtain licensure in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia before completion of the first year of VA residency

You are offered health care benefits.
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Information
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program Information

Questions regarding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program should be directed to:


Leave benefits consist of thirteen days of annual leave and thirteen days of sick leave. The resident is also provided ten federal holidays during the residency year. You also receive professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. A total of four days of professional leave is offered to encourage attendance at CE courses.

The Federal Tort Claims Act provides you professional liability protection while providing patient care at the VAMC, NSUOCO and Cherokee Nation W.W Hastings Hospital as a component of the residency. As an enhanced measure for NSUOCO clinical activities, residents are also included in the NSUOCO professional liability plan coverage.