Nazareth Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Nazareth Hospital's Ophthalmology Program is a newly ACGME-accredited, community-based residency within the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Catholic hospital system, drawing a broad, multi-site patient population across Philadelphia, Bensalem, and Hamilton, NJ, that yields varied comprehensive and subspecialty pathology. Surgical training is structured to build progressively, from early exposure to laser and lens procedures in PGY-2 through primary-surgeon subspecialty cases in PGY-3 to an independent, high-volume operative role in PGY-4, with all intraocular cases directly supervised. Research is present at the level of ACGME expectation (case reports, QI projects, regional poster presentations) rather than as a core identity, and the program explicitly frames itself as still being shaped, seeking residents willing to help build its structure and culture rather than step into an established, name-brand pipeline. Career preparation is oriented toward producing confident, competent comprehensive ophthalmologists prepared for boards and general practice, not toward a fellowship-heavy or academic subspecialty pathway.