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OPH Course Descriptions
For descriptions of medical student electives, see the 
College
of Medicine Electives Manual.
Faculty Members
The Department of Ophthalmology is in the College
of Medicine.
Ophthalmology, the College of Medicine's newest department, offers
electives for medical students. One is a research elective in which experience
in laboratory research in ophthalmology will be obtained with programs of a
minimum of four weeks in duration. The other is a clinical elective in which
medical students will be assigned to outpatient clinics and inpatient wards at
University Medical Center and Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Healthcare
(Tucson) as well as surgery, which will give them an overview as to how the
ophthalmologist relates to his/her patient population.
The graduate program in Ophthalmology offers residents extensive inpatient
and outpatient experiences at University Medical Center and Southern Arizona
Veterans Affairs Healthcare (Tucson).
The preceptorship program provides students the opportunity to train in
Ophthalmology at an approved hospital in this country or abroad.
For more information contact the department
listed above.
