Pediatric Optometry Residency Program Information

The pediatric optometry residency training program at Children’s Wisconsin provides advanced clinical education in various pediatric ocular and vision problems, focusing on patient management and treatment. The residency program provides a comprehensive experience in a collaborative optometry/ophthalmology academic health center setting.

Pediatric Optometry Residency Training Program Information

This residency emphasizes pediatric primary eye care in a collaborative ophthalmology/optometry hospital-based practice.

Residents will gain advanced competence in the following areas:

Strabismus
Amblyopia
Refractive error
Common anterior and posterior segment diseases

Program dates:

July 1^st through June 30^th

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Statement of Goals

Goals:
• Strengthen the resident’s expertise in management of pediatric vision problems and common ocular disease.
• Enhance the resident’s examination skills in pediatric patients.
• Develop the resident’s appreciation for scholarly activity.

Curriculum

Clinical:
• Exposure to wide variety of cases, including high complexity
• Opportunity to co-manage with various specialists

Academic and Didactic:
• Attend pediatric and other topical lectures
• Attend weekly case conference
• Weekly article/journal discussion with faculty

Scholarly:
• Expected to complete 3 scholarly works
o Combination of poster(s) (presented at approved meeting that meets requirements for AAO Fellowship)
and case report(s) (at least 1 case report required)
o Examples of acceptable scholarly work completion: 1 case report and 2 posters; 2 case reports and 1 poster;
or 3 case reports
• Expected to present at Residency Day at UMSL College of Optometry

Eligibility Criteria

• 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale
• Graduated from an ACOE accredited school or college of optometry
• Passed all parts of NBEO, including TMOD
• Wisconsin optometry license upon matriculation

Resident Application Procedures

Please submit application materials through OR Match. For any questions, please e-mail Program Supervisor Jamie Weiser, OD at jweiser@mcw.edu.

OR Match Website

Meet our Current Pediatric Optometry Resident

Current Resident:

Alexandra Beachnau, OD
Illinois College of Optometry 2020

Beachnau Alexandra _Headshot