Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a four-year osteopathic ophthalmology residency built on a multi-site community and specialty-hospital network in Philadelphia, anchored by a formal partnership with Wills Eye Institute for pathology rotation, daily didactic lectures, tumor conference, and retina imaging conference. Clinical training spans general community hospitals (Chestnut Hill, Lankenau/Main Line Health, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children) alongside a dedicated eye institute (Moore Eye Institute), giving residents broad exposure to general ophthalmic and pediatric populations before subspecialty surgical training in cataract, cornea, glaucoma, retina, oculoplastics, and strabismus. Academic activity centers on journal club and case-based discussion rather than a formal research mandate, with the program's identity built around progressive surgical autonomy culminating in third-year residents supervising junior trainees and medical students. As an osteopathic-designated program requiring OPP/OMT competency, it values candidates prepared to integrate osteopathic principles into ophthalmic practice within a comprehensive surgical training pathway.