Maryland General Hospital provides you and your family with medical care in more than 30 specialties. We have over 500 doctors and more than 1,500 employees. Our services cover education, prevention, and treatment of illness, injury and other sickness. We have won many honors throughout the years and are particularly proud that Maryland General was named one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Our most recent honor was being named one of Solucient's "100 Most Improved Hospitals." Being identified as a performance improvement leader is a major step forward in showing our continuing commitment to a high level of quality patient care.

We offer you information about our Community Health Education Program. We offer free and low cost medical testing at the hospital and in the metropolitan area. In addition, we host a variety of classes and support groups.

Residency Program: Ophthalmology


Program Description:

The hospital offers a three-year, ACGME accredited, residency program in ophthalmology. Ophthalmology residents must have first satisfactorily completed an approved PGY l year that meets the requirements as outlined under "Program Requirements for Residency Education in Ophthalmology" by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Residency appointments are made on an annual basis and are renewable annually for a total program of 36 consecutive months. Satisfactory completion of an entire, accredited residency program in Ophthalmology of at least 36 months duration is one of the criteria for qualifying for the examination given by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

The goal of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at Maryland General Hospital is to train individuals to become competent, comprehensive ophthalmologists who can deliver quality medical care to the community. The residency curriculum is designed and supervised to achieve this by providing the resident with comprehensive instruction in the basic and clinical sciences, and through outpatient and surgical clinical experiences. Increased clinical responsibility is granted as the resident matures in experience, knowledge and judgment, and demonstrates required competence.

Teaching methods include didactic training provided through lectures, participation in clinical conferences and other education opportunities such as: attendance at a comprehensive basic science course, special meetings, grand rounds, journal club, studying the American Academy of Ophthalmology´s Basic and Clinical Science Course and the yearly Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Examination taken by each resident. The residents actively participate in other self-study/self-assessment entities such as the AAO Pro Vision Series, and the AAO BCSC online self-assessment series. The residents serve on and participate in many Hospital and Departmental Committees, including the Graduate Medical Education Committee, the Human Investigational Review Board (HIRB), and the Ophthalmology Program Review Committee.