The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences offers two pre-residency research fellowship programs. Led by our esteemed program directors, these pre-residency fellowships at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provide specialized training in ophthalmic pathology and imaging. With opportunities for hands-on experience, research, and education, these programs offer a solid foundation for a career in these fields.
Ophthalmic Pathology/Imaging Pre-Residency Fellowship Program
Program Directors: Drs. Heather Potter, Barb Blodi, and Amitha Domalpally
Description: The Ophthalmic Pathology/Imaging fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a one-year pre-residency fellowship. This fellowship position is a paid position and will be at the Research Specialist level. In this fellowship, 50% time will be spent in Ophthalmic Pathology and 50% time at the Wisconsin Reading Center (WRC). The responsibilities of the fellow are listed below for both units:
Ophthalmic Pathology Lab
The fellow reviews cases and prepares a draft path report in consultation with Dr. Heather Potter, Director of the Ophthalmic Pathology lab. There are opportunities to participate in either basic science research or histopathologic studies reviewing the substantial library of former cases seen in the laboratory. The fellow is also involved in several educational opportunities with the ophthalmology residents and medical students.
Wisconsin Reading Center
The fellow’s involvement at the WRC includes exposure to and training in the analysis of retinal images such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT angiography, ultra-wide field imaging, color photographs, auto-fluorescence images, and fluorescein angiograms. The fellowship will require call shifts during some nights and weekends. The fellow will be involved in multiple projects, including clinical trials and grants, to assess novel imaging outcomes for retinal diseases such as retinal vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, retinal dystrophies, and macular degeneration. There will be an opportunity to work with new and ongoing imaging research aimed towards conference presentations and publications.
Background:
The UW Eye Pathology Lab evaluates specimens received, not only from ophthalmologists within the state of Wisconsin, but also from pathology laboratories across the United States. Given the many unique specimens seen by our service, there are ample opportunities for case reports and photo submissions.
The Wisconsin Reading Center (WRC), within the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, provides image evaluation services in support of clinical trials and epidemiologic studies of eye diseases. In partnership with the National Institutes of Health, the WRC has developed scientific methodologies for the analysis of ophthalmic images. The WRC participates in a number of clinical trials with a large dataset of standardized images of retinal diseases. Images are received from clinics all over the world with high-volume images evaluated every year.
Supervision: The fellow will be supervised by Jeong Pak, and mentored by Drs. Blodi and Domalpally, as well as Co-Medical Directors, faculty, and senior research staff. Training may occur with WRC Co-Medical Directors, faculty, and senior research staff.
Length of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowships per year: 2
Start date: May or June
Application deadline: Closed for 2024
Clinical Research Required: Yes
Block Time Assigned to Research: Yes
Questions? Contact:
Apryl Conner
301 S Westfield Road, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717
Email: alconner@wisc.edu
Ophthalmic Imaging Pre-Residency Fellowship Program
Director: Drs. Barb Blodi and Amitha Domalpally
Description: The Ophthalmic Imaging fellowship program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a one-year pre-residency fellowship. This fellowship position is a paid position and will be at the Research Specialist level. The fellow will spend 100% time at the WRC as part of a one-year position. The WRC fellowship includes exposure to and training in the analysis of retinal images such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT angiography, ultra-wide field imaging, color photographs, auto-fluorescence images, and fluorescein angiograms. The fellowship will require call shifts during some nights and weekends. The researcher will be involved in multiple projects, including clinical trials and grants, assessing novel imaging outcomes for retinal diseases including retinal vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, retinal dystrophies, and macular degeneration. There will be an opportunity to work with new and ongoing imaging research aimed towards conference presentations and publications.
The fellow will be supervised by Jeong Pak, and mentored by Drs. Blodi and Domalpally, as well as Co-Medical Directors, faculty, and senior research staff. Training may occur with WRC Co-Medical Directors, faculty, and senior research staff.
Background: The WRC, within the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, provides image evaluation services in support of clinical trials and epidemiologic studies of eye diseases. In partnership with the National Institutes of Health, the WRC has developed scientific methodologies for the analysis of ophthalmic images. The WRC participates in a number of clinical trials with a large dataset of standardized images of retinal diseases. Images are received from clinics all over the world with high-volume images evaluated every year.
Length of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowships per year: 1
Start date: May or June
Application deadline: Closed for 2024
Clinical Research Required: Yes
Block Time Assigned to Research: Yes
Questions? Contact:
Apryl Conner
301 S Westfield Road, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717
Email: alconner@wisc.edu