Henry Ford Health-Henry Ford Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Henry Ford Hospital's Ophthalmology Residency is a university-affiliated, surgically intensive program built around a mandatory joint Transitional Year/ophthalmology track that Dr. Goldman helped pioneer nationally, producing a structured PGY1-4 continuum with graduated surgical autonomy across cataract, glaucoma, oculoplastics, and retina cases. Training centers on Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit with subspecialty rotations at Children's Hospital of Michigan and high-volume satellite clinics (Southfield, Clinton Township) serving an elderly, high-acuity population, supported by a dedicated 13-station microsurgery lab and dual Eyesi simulators available around the clock. The program explicitly emphasizes surgical volume, resident independence by third year (own continuity clinic, primary surgeon role, chairman's rotation), and fellowship readiness, with graduates entering competitive subspecialty fellowships (pediatrics, oculoplastics, neuro-ophthalmology) as well as direct practice. Selection language stresses a "well-rounded team," valuing distinctions like AOA/Gold Humanism and leadership over pure numerical metrics, within a self-described tight-knit, mentorship-driven culture.