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If a Medical Student wants to be competitive for top residency programs, they usually require a 4.0 overall GPA. Residency Programs look at this the most. With a 4.0 overall GPA, you will be able to get into any residence program you desire.
There are literally hundreds of pediatric residency programs in the US.
LASIK surgeons go to med school, do a residency in ophthalmology, and most do a corneal and refractive surgery fellowship.
Yes, you will practice various clinical rotations in US Hospitals as a part of your residency.
There are two main types of eye specialists: optometrists and ophthalmologists. It usually takes 4 years of college to become an optometrist, and an additional 4 years is needed to go on to be an ophthalmologist.
When I applied to orthodontic residency programs, the top 5 were University of Washington, University of North Carolina, Conneticut, Michigan, and University of Southern California (USC). This was in 2003.
Unfortunately, there is no actual ranking system for pathology residency programs or pathology fellowship programs. However, there is a Pathology Resident Wiki (pathinfo dot wikia dot com) that has a complete pathology residency program directory and pathology fellowship program directory. Another good source of info is studentdoctor dot net.
UCSF (Univ of CA at san francisco) is considered the top radiology program in CA. It is considered by many to be the most competitive (although not "the best") to get into in the country. I'm not sure what those previous programs listed were, but they were not radiology residency programs. Perhaps they were radiology technologist training programs. A radiologist is an M.D. who goes through 4 yrs undergrad, 4 years med school, 1 year general internship, 4 years residency and likely 1-3 years fellowship (14-16 yrs post high school) whereas a tech is a two yr program after high school (some prefer a 2-4 yr degree first though I believe).
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Seminars in Ophthalmology was created in 1986.
A residency is an intensive 3-5 year program for veterinarians that want to become board certified in a specialty such as internal medicine, surgery or pathology. Most residency programs are very difficult to get into and require a great deal of dedication to complete.
The ophthalmologist has completed four or more years of college premedical education, four or more years of medical school and four or more years of residency, including at least three years of residency in ophthalmology. The ophthalmologist is a specialist who is qualified by lengthy medical education, training, and experience to diagnose, treat, and manage all eye and visual system problems and is licensed by a state regulatory board to practice medicine and surgery. See related links for more information about ophthalmology in Minnesota.