Ophthalmology Residency Program

1. Applicants must complete one year of approved Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY-1) training before entering the Ophthalmology Residency Program.
2. The PGY-1 year should preferably be in a preliminary or categorical program emphasizing primary patient care, such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Surgery.
3. The PGY-1 program must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or an equivalent accrediting body.

The Ophthalmology Residency Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, provides comprehensive clinical and surgical training in ophthalmology following one year of required Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY-1) clinical training. Residents gain hands-on experience in areas including cornea and external disease, cataract surgery, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, retina and vitreous, neuro-ophthalmology, ophthalmic pathology, orbit, and oculoplastics. Training takes place across multiple affiliated hospitals and clinics, with opportunities for surgical simulation, research, teaching, and management of a broad range of ophthalmic conditions.

1. Apply through the Central Application Service of the Ophthalmology Matching Program (OMP).
2. Submit the required application materials through the OMP application system.
3. The program reviews applications and selects candidates for interviews.
4. Interviews are mandatory and by invitation only.
5. Approximately 48 applicants are invited for interviews each year.
6. For the 2025–2026 application cycle, the application deadline was October 1, 2025, and interviews were conducted virtually on November 21 and December 5, 2025.