March 2015

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March 2015

AUPO
A Newsletter for the
Members, Associate Members
and Administrators of the
Association of University
Professors of Ophthalmology
SPRING 2015
PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
Encore
by Eduardo C. Alfonso, md
We recently concluded our
annual gathering in Tucson. The meetings focused primarily on education,
continuing to move forward with the
theme started last year on carefully
looking at the unmet needs of recent
graduates and questioning how ophthalmology education in medical school,
internship, residency and fellowship can best provide the
training necessary to future graduates of ophthalmology programs. The main program had 2 “working symposia” organized by Nicholas Volpe and Thomas Oetting. These provided
first, crucial background information on this topic; and second, engaged those present with an audience response system
to gather opinions. In this process, program directors, medical student education directors, research directors, chairs,
and administrators had the opportunity to get involved. The
next steps will be to digest and summarize all the information gathered into a “white paper” that will be edited over the
next six months. The final product should serve as a roadmap
to share with the AUPO membership and different organizations that participate in designing, executing and monitoring
ophthalmology education. There will be much involvement
by the Program Directors Council (PDC) led by its president
Natalie Kerr, and President-Elect, Thomas Oetting.
The popular “Breakfast with Colleagues” moderated by
Nick Volpe, provided a personal level of practical critical
issues facing us daily. Laura L. Wayman was honored with
the Straatsma Award for Excellence in Residency Education
and Linda S. M. Lippa with the Excellence in Medical Student Education Award. Excellent presentations were given in
the Resident and Fellow Research Forum.
During the business meeting, two motions were approved
by vote. A change in the bylaws was approved incorporating
Associate Program Directors as non-voting Associate Members. The nominating committee proposed that Dr. Paul Lee
be elected as a new trustee with a term effective April 1,
2016.
The Saturday research symposium moderated by the president of the Research Directors Council, Scott Cousins, and
by trustee, Russell Van Gelder, provided an in-depth exposure to research using ‘Big Data in Ophthalmology.’
This was Bart Mondino’s 10th and last year as executive
vice president. He has taken this organization to a new level of
performance and relevance. We honored him with gratitude
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EVP Segue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
History of AUPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Program Directors Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical Student Educators Update. . . . . . .
Research Directors Update. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Administrators Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Program Managers and Coordinators Update. .
Educating Ophthalmologists for the Future. . .
AUPO/RPB Resident & Fellow Research Forum.
AUPO FCC Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SF Match Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Straatsma Award Criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical Student Education Award Criteria . . .
New Member Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Faculty Positions Available. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AU P O N E WS & V I E WS
President’s Perspective
I thank you for the opportunity you have given me to be
part of the leadership of this collegial association. My year as
president has been made easy by the tremendous work done
by the Board of Trustees and I would like to acknowledge
them: Steve Feldon, Julia Haller, Keith Carter, Oscar Cruz,
Russ Van Gelder, and Paul Sternberg. Lisa Brown, AUPO client services manager and assistant director of SF Association
Management Services (AMS), has kept the activities of the
association well organized. Lastly, but not least, all of you
and our collective families have given a tremendous amount
of energy and support to make AUPO a great organization.
AUPO is unique in its representation of all aspects of academic ophthalmology. If you are already actively involved
in AUPO please continue. If you are not, you have to. The
future of academic ophthalmology depends on you. continued from page 1
for his leadership, devotion, grace, and good humor. This last
year the Board of Trustees engaged in the task of recruiting Steve Feldon as the new executive vice president, and the
smooth transition occurred at the meeting.
We observed a moment of silence for members that have
left us for their eternal rest this past year. These included
Drs. Ronald Smith, David Epstein, Mel Rubin, Jose Berrocal
and others who may have been omitted.
If you were not able to attend, please make sure you review
the program content on AUPO’s website.
An invitation was extended to the membership to become
involved in planning for the 50th anniversary of AUPO. We
look forward to everyone’s participation and attendance.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Segue
by Steven E. Feldon, md, mba
Bart Mondino was an outstanding
Executive Vice President (EVP) who led
us with honesty, integrity, compassion,
wisdom, and a wry sense of humor. He set
a very high bar. I look forward to building
on Bart’s achievements which included
developing a more inclusive organization,
increasing recognition of our outstanding educators, and providing guidelines for fellowships that
both improve training and protect the public. Bart reviews
the past 10 years of his leadership in this edition of News &
Views – highly recommended reading.
I feel privileged to be elected as the new EVP for the
AUPO, an organization most reflective of the missions of
academic ophthalmology. As Chairs, Program Directors,
Research Directors, and Medical Student Educators, we all
learn from each others’ experiences in a collegial setting. In
addition to my administrative responsibilities and my role
in representing AUPO, I look forward to developing the
overall capabilities of the organization through execution of a
strategic plan developed by your Board of Trustees. Some
ideas to consider include programs that foster AUPO’s
national as well as international participation and recognition. For instance, we can develop “white papers” on a variety
of public health and medicine topics of importance to academic ophthalmology.
Improving communications and productivity may require
that trustees and officers assume more specific roles and meet
more frequently. In addition, I would like to initiate a Steering Committee including the leadership of both the Board of
Trustees and the leadership of the Associate Membership in
order to develop overarching goals for AUPO.
I welcome suggestions from Members and Associate Members on how we can increase the utility and relevance of our
organization. I look forward to working with each of you to
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History of AUPO (1965–2014)
by Bartly J. Mondino, md
The Association of University Professors
of Ophthalmology (AUPO) was founded in 1965 by
the AUPO/RPB Resident and Fellow Research Forum, RPB
joined with AUPO to match the donation of Bernard Becker,
MD, initiating the Physician-Scientist Award, which was
awarded in 2001 and 2006. Without the active participation
by RPB since its founding, AUPO certainly would not have
reached its current level of importance.
There is no doubt that the Straatsma Award for Excellence in Residency Education established in 2002 has been
important in providing recognition for outstanding program directors, and reinforces the value that AUPO and academic departments of ophthalmology place on this position.
To date, outstanding program directors have been identified
and awarded this recognition, which is highlighted at both
the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and
AUPO meetings. Financial support for this award was provided by AAO, AUPO, and a private donor in Los Angeles.
In addition to the Straatsma Award, the board and membership of AUPO eliminated the provision permitting residency
program directors to attend our annual meeting only if their
chair was in attendance. The ability of residency program
directors to attend our meeting with or without the presence of their chair also was extended to research directors
and medical student educators.
The AUPO Fellowship Compliance Committee (FCC)
was created in 2005 to provide training requirements for
ophthalmology fellowships. It offers educational standards,
protection of the public, institutions, and trainees, accountability and enforcement. To date, six ophthalmic subspecialties, supported by eight ophthalmic subspecialty societies,
voluntarily participate in the compliance program. Its goals
are accomplished by the following objectives: 1) Create
standards for the participating subspecialties in establishing
program requirements. 2) Define criteria for each participating subspecialty through the action of its own supporting
organization(s), constituting standards for fellowship training including curriculum, research and clinical experience.
3) Determine initial compliance of individual fellowship
programs through an application process. 4) Monitor compliance of individual fellowship programs with their subspecialty society’s program requirements. 5) Monitor compliant
programs on a regular review basis to assure that they remain
in compliance. 6) Make compliance status publicly available
so that fellowship applicants may use this information in their
several leaders in academic ophthalmology as an organization
dedicated to research and education. The mission of AUPO
is to serve, strengthen, and represent departments of ophthalmology; to provide support, information, and leadership
opportunities to department chairs, program directors, and
other faculty members; to promote excellence in ophthalmic
education; to foster vision research and to promote ethical
practice and excellence in eye care in order to ensure the best
possible vision for the public. As such, AUPO is the voice of
academic ophthalmology.
Initially including only chairs of ophthalmology divisions
or departments in medical schools, the membership was later
enlarged to include members who are chairs or co-chairs of
departments or divisions of ophthalmology in any institutions
that sponsor accredited ophthalmology residency training
programs. A category of associate membership was established for residency program directors of accredited residency training programs in ophthalmology who do not chair
their department or division. Canadian chairs and their residency program directors became eligible for membership in
1996. In 2006 and 2009 respectively, research directors and
medical student educators in departments or divisions of ophthalmology in medical schools or other institutions sponsoring accredited ophthalmology residency training programs
became eligible for associate membership.
A major focus of AUPO has always been its annual meeting. At this three day event, members and associate members
gather to attend the formal program and network informally.
With the addition of new associate membership categories,
the meeting has become more relevant in terms of covering
the three missions of academic departments: research, education and patient care. The meeting comprises a whole host of
symposia, workshops, and sessions for chairs, program directors, research directors, medical student educators, administrators and now even sessions for program coordinators.
Surveys of the annual meeting are universally favorable and
suggestions of the membership are seriously considered by
the board.
Special acknowledgement is due to the continuing support that has been provided by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) since the creation of AUPO in 1965. In addition
to a very generous unrestricted donation and the support of
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History of AUPO
issues pertaining to patient-based research, such as study
design, pitfalls in data analysis, and interpretation of statistical tests. Four such courses have been held in September
2006, March 2009, March 2011, and September 2013. Evaluations of the course have been uniformly outstanding.
AUPO provides a mentoring program for newly appointed
chairs. In this program, newly appointed chairs are connected
with former chairs and presidents of AUPO who are able to
provide advice and guidance in a broad range of subjects,
ranging from creating an institute or endowment, developing research and clinical programs, and recruiting and retaining faculty.
A popular feature that was introduced is the program
wherein an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) representative meets one-on-one with program directors. Priority is given to program directors that
are facing imminent reviews. These meetings permit tailored
advice on specific details rather than general principles applicable to all.
In 2014, AUPO and AAO created an annual award for an
outstanding medical student educator. The awardee is recognized at the annual AUPO and AAO meetings and receives a
cash award.
The leadership of AUPO has been very conscious of diversity in its board membership. Many factors are considered in
the selection process: region of the country, subspecialty, size
of program, etc. As such, our board is diverse and represents
many different perspectives.
The AUPO seeks to become increasingly more relevant.
As the voice of academic ophthalmology, it will continue to
represent and promote academic ophthalmology in its three
missions of research, education and patient care. continued from page 4
decision; likewise, mentors will have compliance status available when advising residents on fellowship.
The FCC represents a major achievement of AUPO. The
addition of a six-figure operational budget to the already
strained resources of AUPO was challenging. A one-time
loan from AAO, which was later forgiven, came at a very
opportune time. However, it was necessary for AUPO to
develop a funding mechanism to ensure the financial viability of the AUPO FCC. Funding for this important program
is derived from three sources: the programs themselves, the
subspecialty societies, and the Central Application Service
(CAS) which was created by AUPO for fellows. The CAS
was extremely important in and of itself because it made the
fellowship application process so much more efficient and
friendly for the applicants by requiring one, rather than multiple, applications.
In the 1990s, the SF Match, under the direction of AUPO,
became more electronic and less paper-driven. This has
made the process much more efficient and convenient for all
concerned.
AUPO completed two salary surveys, one in 2006 and
one in 2012. These surveys represent the most comprehensive salary surveys in ophthalmology, taking into consideration region of the country, academic rank, subspecialty, as
well as administrative, clinical and research positions. Both
surveys achieved nearly break-even status so that substantial
subsidies were not required.
In association with UCLA and endorsed by the Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), AUPO
sponsored a biennial Introduction to Clinical Research
course. This course provided a comprehensive overview of
Program Directors Update
by Natalie Kerr, md
The AUPO Program Directors Council
experiences to ophthalmology program directors over the
last year. The following is a brief overview of these activities
as well as a preview of future events.
At the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy
of Ophthalmology, Dr. Uhler led the AUPO’s symposium
entitled “Leveraging Technology and the Educational Team.”
Three topics were discussed in interactive sessions: “The
(PDC) welcomes two newly elected members: Drs. Laura
Green, Krieger Eye Institute and Evan “Jake” Waxman, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Eye Center. We say
good-bye to Dr. Tara Uhler, and I speak for all of us who
have had the great fortune of working with Tara over the
years, “Your positive leadership is such an inspiration. Thank
you, Tara!” The PDC has brought many valuable educational
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Program Directors Update
The next major educational offering from the PDC is the
2015 Teaching and Learning Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the AAO, in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 14–17. This
year’s topic is “Personalized Education for Ophthalmology
Residents: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?” Dr. Arnold will
discuss an RRC perspective about why we should or should
not consider changing the time and format of residency training programs, Dr. Sheth will offer an ABO perspective on
how much freedom residents and programs should have in
designing their curriculum, Dr. Uhler will weigh in on the
future of fellowships and the comprehensive ophthalmologist, and Dr. Siatkowski will lead the discussion on balancing the needs of the learner with the needs of society and the
profession. The format will be a café setting, which facilitates
interaction with our audience as active participants in the
symposium. Before the symposium concludes, the Straatsma
and Medical Student Educator lectures will be delivered.
Please join us and help make the discussion a lively and exciting look at the future of ophthalmology training.
The PDC was formed by and functions under the leadership of AUPO to foster excellence in ophthalmic residency
training programs by insuring that the educational and operational needs of our program directors are addressed. I offer
my thanks to Dr. Keith Carter, who has been invaluable as a
liaison and adviser from the AUPO Board of Trustees, and to
Lisa Brown, Amber Mendez, and Tim Losch from the Academy, whose administrative support and guidance is so critical
to our success. I wish Dr. Tom Oetting, who will assume the
position of President of the PDC in April, a wonderful year,
and I look forward to seeing what we will accomplish under
his leadership.
Allow me to say thank you to my fellow members of the
PDC for their support, wisdom, and hard work this year.
And to all ophthalmology program directors, you are committed leaders who provide the foundation for ophthalmology’s future by training tomorrow’s leaders. I continue to be
inspired by your efforts and value your input. Please help us
remain relevant to your needs by providing feedback and sharing your ideas for future efforts, including continuing education or policy/advocacy issues. Contact me or any member of
the PDC with questions, concerns, or suggestions. And if you
are not on the PD listserv ([email protected]), please
contact the AUPO office at aupo@ aao.org.
Past President: Dr. Tara Uhler, [email protected] ; President:
Dr. Natalie Kerr, [email protected] ; President-Elect: Dr. Thomas
Oetting, [email protected] ; At-Large Members: Dr. Laura
Wayman, [email protected], Dr. Shahzad Mian,
[email protected], Dr. Michael Siatkowski, rmichael-siatkowski@
dmei.org, Dr. Evan “Jake” Waxman, [email protected], and Dr.
Laura Green, [email protected]. continued from page 4
Educational Team: Managing Your Coordinator,” led by Dr.
Uhler and Dr. Shahzad Mian; “When and How to Introduce
New Technology Into Training,” led by Drs. Bhavna Sheth
and Natalie Kerr; and “Leveraging EMR for Quality Improvement Projects,” led by Drs. Laura Wayman and R. Michael
Siatkowski. The symposium concluded with the Straatsma
lecture, delivered by Dr. Wayman, on “The Role of Reflective Learning in Resident Development,” and the inaugural
Excellence in Medical Student Education lecture, “Educating Referring Doctors of Tomorrow: Why Medical Student
Teaching is Critical — Today!” given by Dr. Linda Lippa.
Many thanks to Drs. Wayman and Lippa for their excellent
lectures!
Immediately preceding the 2015 AUPO meeting in Tucson, Arizona, the 12th Educating the Educators meeting was
held. Co-chairs R. Michael Siatkowski and Bhavna P. Sheth
assembled a wonderful program for us. Well-attended and
received, the meeting opened with reports by representatives
from the Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and other organizations, offering important information about the San Francisco Match, OKAP, AAO Young Ophthalmologists (YO),
online learning through the Resident HUB and Pathology
Project, TAGME, and the ABO. Thanks to all who brought
us updates and exciting developments from these organizations. The remainder of the day was filled with high-quality free papers, posters, and two featured sessions, “Fostering
Resilience,” delivered by Dr. Edward Callahan, and “Behavioral Interviewing for Ophthalmology Residencies,” with Dr.
Laura Green and her associate, Laura Pearl. Ideas and best
practices related to ophthalmic education were shared by
presenters and meeting participants. Look for recordings and
handouts from the meeting to be posted on AUPO’s website.
Then there was the AUPO Annual Meeting — residency
education was a major theme of the meeting this year! Excellent sessions were offered Thursday and Friday morning on the
future of residency training. In its Thursday afternoon session,
the PDC’s symposium offered information on how residency
programs function, “The Who, What, When, and How of Running an Ophthalmic Residency Program.” Thank you to our
speakers, and especially to Mike Siatkowski for moderating a
session on the new developments in residency maintenance of
accreditation — the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC)
and Program Evaluation Committee (PEC).
The following day, the ACGME Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Ophthalmology, led by Dr. Anthony
Arnold, chair of the RRC, offered insights into navigating
the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) and the
Next Accreditation System (NAS), and a question and answer
session was organized by RRC co-chair, Mike Siatkowski.
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Medical Student Educators Update
by Linda Lippa, md
The Medical Student Educators (MSE) activi-
The discussion that followed was lively and intense. Ideas
flew for email blasts of clerkship-specific ophthalmic pearls
to be sent by ophthalmology-bound students to classmates;
for short, easily digestible video podcasts for “spaced learning” that could be used to refresh knowledge; for a “promotional” video of clinical ophthalmology exam skills, targeting
accepted students in the summer prior to medical school,
when they have time, are enthusiastic and not yet biased about
the value of ophthalmic medicine.
The highlight of this year’s meeting for all of us was the
debut of the Excellence in Medical Student Education Award
and lecture, the first, and only, official national recognition of
the value ophthalmology medical student educators provide,
so long taken for granted. I feel honored and privileged to be
the inaugural honoree. Ophthalmology medical student education faces many challenges. Sustained, creative and collaborative efforts will be required to reverse the marginalization
of ophthalmology in the curriculum, and optimize retention of relevant ophthalmic knowledge and skills embedded
in mainstream required courses. Medical student educators
will need to be proactive about ophthalmology teaching time
and the profession in general: rapidly proliferating information, technological advances, shortened training paths, compressed medical school curricula, changing physician roles in
new healthcare delivery systems and expanding optometric
scope of practice. For physicians of the future to value our
role as collaborators in patient care, medical students must
be taught to see ophthalmology knowledge and skills as relevant to the quality practice of general medicine. Conversely,
leveraging our MD backgrounds, we must train ophthalmologists to be not just surgically expert, but also astute medical diagnosticians.
We are all so thankful that the AUPO under Dr. Mondino’s leadership and the Academy created this annual award
and lecture to affirm the valuable role that medical student
educators play in shaping the physicians of the future. This
recognition assures that accomplishments will be not only
acknowledged, but widely celebrated. And from what I saw
at the MSE meeting this year, there will be no shortage of
excellence to recognize going forward.
As AUPO transitions to an exciting new era under Dr.
Feldon, AUPO-MSE also approaches a new milestone. This
past meeting highlights the viability of the group, now finally
ties each year have become more impressive. The MSE table
for Breakfast with Colleagues, “Ophthalmology Curriculum
Management: Navigating the Rapids in Uncharted Waters”
was filled to overflowing with participants, including program directors and chairs. Curricular challenges and solutions were traded, and evidently valued, since our table was
the last to exit the room.
This year’s workshop, “Meeting the Milestones, Bucking
the Trend” was attended by over 40 members, and offered
outstanding presentations reflecting novel ways to keep ophthalmology alive in the curriculum and medical school core
competencies. Drs. Jake Waxman, Rukhsana Mirza and Susan
Ksiazek, brought information back from the AAMC meeting,
and discussed plans to shorten medical school training and
exclude ophthalmology content from the core Entrustable
Professional Activities (EPAs), skills that incoming interns
should be able to perform unsupervised. Dr. Emily Graubart outlined the Emory ophthalmology portion of the capstone course, easing transition to internship, refreshing eye
exam components just as students face direct responsibilty
for patients in a month’s time. Dr. Joann Giaconi followed
with the method of assessment used at UCLA, with faculty
quizzing two students at a time to assure that course objectives had been met.
To address student amnesia of prior ophthalmology teaching, Dr. Susan Forster prepared a “video prequel” to jolt students’ memories just prior to the formal Yale second year
ophthalmology curriculum. Dr. Jamie Rosenberg shared
her experiences at Albert Einstein working with the clerkship directors of the medicine and surgery rotations to add
instruction in funduscopy and clinical ophthalmology to the
curriculum. Dr. Tina Singh presented the results of comparison she and Drs. Jullia Rosdahl and Anupama Horne conducted at Duke on the effectiveness of team-taught cases,
with students pursuing ophthalmology leading study groups
of peers in problem-solving huddles, followed by discussions
of the cases between groups.
Finally, Dr. Lisa Kelly talked about a novel 4 week “asynchronous” on-line course she created at Cincinnati to roll out
next year. Students headed for primary care or non-ophthalmic specialties will be able to gradually work through the
course on-line as time allows during light rotations or while
away on interviews to bolster key ophthalmology knowledge.
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Medical Student Educators Update
leaders, and assume the advisory role of past-president with
simultaneous exhilaration and a touch of wistfulness. I thank
all of you for your incredible support, and look forward to
seeing this group continue to soar. continued from page 6
stable enough for us to initiate our leadership progression
plan. This spring I will pass the gavel to the next generation of
Research Directors Update
by Scott Cousins, md
The department of ophthalmology research directors group just completed our very
degeneration.” Paul Lee presented his perspectives on the
“Strengths and Weaknesses of Big Data Clinical Database
Analyses.” Finally Paul Sieving discussed the NIH initiative
“Big Data to Knowledge” in which the National Eye Institute
is participating. The presentations were highly informative.
The Research Directors also held a workshop on “How
AUPO can be an Advocate for Research in Clinical Departments.” James F. Jorkasky of National Alliance for Eye and
Vision Research (NAEVR) discussed “How Research Directors can Interact and Influence the Agenda of our Lobbyists.”
Carl Romano from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals discussed
“Creative Ways to Partner with Industry,” providing illuminating insights into how faculty might seek funding for projects from various pharmaceutical companies.
We also had a lively membership meeting. The focus was
on future directions for the research directors membership,
as we have grown in size over the past three years. We had
over 20 research directors at the meeting. One discussion
topic was focused on how we can better network among ourselves. Another major topic of interest was identifying opportunities for small and mid-sized departments to initiate and
expand sustainable research programs in an era of limited
resources. We also discussed potential topics for a researchfocused symposium at the AUPO 50th Anniversary meeting
in Ft. Lauderdale.
Overall, our 2015 meeting was a great success. We look
forward to seeing even more research directors participating next year! successful 2015 annual meeting in conjunction with the
annual AUPO meeting.
First, congratulations to Pat D’Amore who was elected to
the Research Directors Council as an at-large member. Pat
has lots of research leadership experience and will be a great
asset to our leadership team. In the fall, we will be holding
another election for an additional at-large member, as our
President Emeritus, Mark Petrash, rotates off the council. As
the founding president of the council, we owe a huge debt of
gratitude to Mark for helping to create our organization and
for giving us our initial direction. Next year, David Calkins
will assume the role of president.
The highlight of the annual meeting was the Research
Symposium entitled “Big Data and Ophthalmology.” The first
section covered “Big Data and Clinical Databases.” Michael
Chiang presented an overview on the evolution of big data,
including data mining from large clinical databases and
how electronic health records will become a fertile source
for future knowledge about care delivery. He also reviewed
the AAO’s Intelligent Research in Sight (IRISTM) Registry.
Aaron Lee reviewed his research using the British National
Health Services database. The next section covered “Big
Data and Personalized Medicine.” David Calkins summarized ongoing activities in personalized medicine at Vanderbilt University, one of the leaders in the field. Milam Brantley
presented his research on the use of big data analytics for his
research in metabolomics in diabetic retinopathy and macular
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Administrators Update
by John P. Meade, mph
The 2015 AUPO Annual Meeting and the University Administrators of Ophthalmology (UAO) meeting
held in Tucson, Arizona was a great success for our membership, offering a slate of timely issues as well as invaluable networking opportunities. I’d like to welcome all of our new
UAO members — I’m sure you will quickly recognize the
many benefits that this great organization brings.
I’d also like to thank all of you for your thoughts and
prayers. As many of you know, I was diagnosed late last summer with a form of bone cancer in my back. My treatment regimen unfortunately prevented me from being able to attend a
conference that has become a professional and personal highlight for me over the years. I’m happy to say that my disease is
responding favorably to the treatments and I look forward to
seeing all of you at next year’s conference in Ft. Lauderdale.
The support I’ve received from UAO colleagues has been
amazing, whether it be a quick phone call, social event picture, or an e-mail. I want to thank the entire UAO Board for
all of their efforts in putting together this conference and for
covering for me during my absence. Lastly, I wanted to thank
all of our members who presented at this year’s conference
and shared their extensive knowledge with us.
Our conference began on Thursday morning with a session on the future of ophthalmology administration, and presentations from Sheara Hollin, University of Pennsylvania;
Tim Cibula, University of Washington; and Bob LaFollette,
Ohio State University. Discussions focused on the need,
and opportunities, for administrators to efficiently adapt to
changes in their environment and alter the course of their
leadership. This was followed by a session entitled “Patient
Access, Keys to Success” that was presented by Brent Price,
University of Utah; and Jeff Good, Northwestern University. The final session of the day was our ListServ Live moderated by Michelle Chizek, University of Wisconsin, which
presented an opportunity for our membership to discuss hot
topics. The day ended with a networking and social outing;
thanks once again to Thelma de Souza for the fantastic job she
always does in organizing this.
Friday morning’s program began with the AUPO President’s Symposium. The session focused on educating our
ophthalmologists for the future and a sharing of ideas on the
future structure and details around internship, residency, and
fellowship programs. This was followed by a program entitled
“Ophthalmic Technicians and Future Certification,” which
was presented by Lynn Anderson, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of JCAHPO. After lunch, Sigrid Button, University of
Oregon; Dr. Michael Chiang, University of Oregon; and Dr.
Flora Lum, of the AAO gave a presentation on “Telemedicine and Ophthalmology.” This was followed by a session on
how to make your case in today’s marketplace through branding, reputation, marketing, and physician engagement. The
day ended with a presentation by Ricky Bass, longtime UAO
member, and now Executive Consultant at American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE). The session revolved
around benchmarking and opportunities through AAOE to
improve clinical care, physician productivity, patient satisfaction, and key measure reporting; initiatives that have long
been viewed as extremely valuable by our membership.
The conference resumed Saturday morning with a session
entitled “Show Me the Money — Ophthalmic Reimbursement” that was led by Ron Rosenberg, of the Practice Management Resource Group. This was followed by our annual
“What’s Happening in My Backyard” presentations. This
year’s presenters were Jonathan Smith of the Jules Stein Eye
Institute and Cheryl Gates of the Doheny Eye Institute.
Our conference ended with our annual business meeting.
Two new board members were elected at the meeting for two
at-large terms of three years: Jenny Hinebaugh, University
of Virginia and Craig Kishaba, University of California, San
Diego. A special thank you for past service was extended to
Larry McGranahan, University of Iowa and UAO Treasurer,
as this was his last conference. I’d also like to thank Larry for
all that he has done for UAO over the years; we will miss his
insights and friendship. Current board member Jeff Good,
Northwestern University, will assume this role in September.
I’m excited that much of the momentum generated at this
year’s conference around certain topics will continue through
2015 via offline meetings and discussions so that there can
be follow-up sessions at next year’s conference. Topics to
be addressed include: 1) future administrative structure,
2) benchmarking with AAOE/AAO, 3) patient access, and
4) ophthalmic technicians with JCAHPO. The board will
also be requesting volunteers to serve on a Content Committee to assist with maintaining current information on our
UAO website.
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to lead this effort. He will be reaching out to members and
requesting their participation in this exercise.
Best wishes to all for a healthy and successful 2015 in serving our patients and carrying out the mission of our various
organizations. continued from page 8
The last initiative to be mentioned is the execution of a
risk mapping exercise that will allow us to identify, prioritize, and measure future risks to our ophthalmology businesses. I’d like to thank Wayne Imbrescia for his willingness
Program Managers and Coordinators Update
by the AOPMC Executive Council
The Association of Ophthalmology Program Managers and Coordinators (AOPMC)
Program, AUPO FCC, Residency Management Systems Tips
and Tricks, Training Administrators of Graduate Medical
Education (TAGME) certification, and ways to help with different challenges within our residency programs. Many people volunteered to be on our 2016 Planning Committee and
we are currently in the process of planning next year’s meeting. We anticipate another exciting event for program managers and coordinators.
We would like to thank the AUPO for their support in
making the AOPMC third annual meeting possible. Their
official support of our role will enhance communication
between programs, bring forth novel ideas, and ultimately
benefit residency education in a positive way. We would also
like to thank the chairmen and program directors from our
home institutions for their continued support of program
managers and coordinators. held its third annual meeting in conjunction with the annual
meeting of AUPO held in Tucson, Arizona in January 2015.
Our guest speakers were Mary Joyce Turner, Executive
Director, Review Committee for Ophthalmology, ACGME;
Laura Pearl from Life Bridge Health; Dr. Natalie Kerr, Program Director at the University of Tennessee, Memphis;
Damien Joseph and Tim Losch, from the San Francisco
Matching Program; and program coordinators Wendy
Schnitzer, Nora Gilgallon-Keele, Kathy Whitney, Laura
Pitlick, Susan Bony, Terri Trotter, and Elizabeth Sauvé.
There were many informative presentations at this year’s
meeting covering such topics as the Residency Review Committee (RRC) and Next Accreditation System (NAS) updates,
Milestones and tools, Clinical Competency Committees and
Program Evaluation Committees, the San Francisco Matching
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Educating Ophthalmologists for the Future
by Nicholas J. Volpe, md and Thomas A. Oetting, md
During the 2015 meeting of the AUPO, two
forward-thinking symposia were presented to provoke the
audience to begin to think about what ophthalmology training should look like over the next several years. This initiative
developed as a result of David Parke’s and Paul Sternberg’s
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2013 strategic
session on resident education which led to a series of AUPO/
AAO task force meetings. At last year’s AUPO meeting, Eduardo Alfonso developed an AUPO/AAO Resident Education Committee which included members of AUPO, AAO,
American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education/Residency Review
Committee (ACGME/RRC) to develop these symposia and a
white paper attempting to define the ideal ophthalmology resident education experience. The committee also performed a
survey to obtain the opinion of leaders in the professions that
included AUPO Chairmen, Program Directors and members of the AAO’s Council. It has been nearly 30 years since
we have organized as a profession and thought about how we
should best prepare our residents for practice in the future.
Educating Ophthalmologists for the Future, was organized
into two separate symposia. The first, on Thursday, was entitled “Predicting the Future” and the second, on Friday morning, “Debating the Details.” We outlined the AUPO/AAO
committee “going in” position to start the first session. The
basic idea would be to capture time from the end of medical school through internship to use for structured training
which could free time later in the residency to develop specialty tracks or electives. Ultimately, the goal was to focus on
all issues critical to the future of residency training and only
through that could we be assured that we were training the
best possible ophthalmologists. We considered all things possible and left our home institution “hats at the door.”
The Thursday morning symposium was informative and
thought-provoking. Lou Cantor presented a history of the
topic and discussed the future challenges. Paul Lee reviewed
the difficulties we face in predicting the future need for
care services with the variables of population, immigration, care delivery system, optometric scope, work effort,
and technology. Andrew Doan presented a reassuring talk
suggesting that we need not focus on possible future technology, but instead continue to focus on patient care. The
digital-native group of residents will have no trouble adapting to new technology. An interesting presentation by Kris
Karlen highlighted the ophthalmology practice of KaiserPermanente as an example of a non-fee-for-service model.
Dr. Karlen also discussed his reliance on comprehensive ophthalmologists and what he looks for in new recruits. We were
fortunate to have David Asprey who was part of the Institute
of Medicine’s task force that produced a recent report concerning the future of graduate medical education. Additional
perspectives were offered by Steve Gedde on the factors
influencing residents’ choices that led to about 70% choosing
to pursue a fellowship. A growing body of knowledge is fitting into the same 36 months and an additional year of fellowship can certainly extend time for necessary learning. Many
ophthalmology residents are choosing fellowship because of a
sense of “it can’t hurt and I can use the additional training” as
opposed to desiring to practice only in that specialty. A perspective from the ABO was offered by Anthony Arnold. In
general, the ideas and concepts suggested from these talks set
the stage for this important debate and highlighted, undoubtedly, that our future is unknown and that being able to predict it is difficult. Our focus should remain on understanding
the factors influencing our trainees and on creating the best
possible product from residency.
The Friday morning symposium was a debate on three
topics. The first debate centered on the pros and cons of folding internship into a four year program in ophthalmology.
This topic was debated by Jeff Pettey and Tara Uhler. The
second debate focused on creating specialty tracks within
residency and this was debated by Bahvna Sheth and Russell
Van Gelder. Finally, Keith Carter and Oscar Cruz debated
potentially shortening fellowships and creating different versions of the fellowship experience to enhance ophthalmology
training.
In the end, the general sentiment, including a fair amount
of audience involvement, was that we must come together
and continue to optimize our residencies to produce outstanding comprehensive ophthalmologists. We hope that
through the symposia, we will be able to provoke a discussion
and involve our agency partners, the ABO and the ACGME/
RRC in beginning a dialogue about options going forward.
Ultimately, if we can create a more attractive destination for
the comprehensive ophthalmologists and perhaps better prepare them for this destination, we will have the ideal training programs. This is not to say that we don’t need to train
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modules following a curriculum that occurs in the latter half
of the fourth year of medical school and during internship.
Such a program would have residents well prepared for their
formal ophthalmology training. If we can achieve this then
perhaps further consideration by the ABO and the RRC for
elective time during the latter part of residency allowing resi
dents to train more extensively in a specific area or in prepa
ration for comprehensive ophthalmology. With electives or
tracks, possibly fewer residents will feel compelled to do fellowships only because “they thought it could help” and more
will choose fellowships when they specifically want to practice a subspecialty in ophthalmology.
Thank you to our speakers and debaters, to David Parke
and Lou Cantor of the AAO and Bart Mondino and Eduardo
Alfonso of the AUPO, for their leadership in this effort. We
look forward to further help from members of AUPO as we
form our white paper and more importantly as we work to
improve post graduate education in ophthalmology. continued from page 10
a critical mass of subspecialists, but that we capitalize on
our opportunity to create outstanding comprehensive ophthalmologists. Of course, there was general sentiment in the
audience that logistical hurdles would need to be overcome in
order to make changes and that our role as physicians should
be clearly distinct from other eye care providers.
Ultimately, the AUPO/AAO Resident Education Committee plans to create a white paper to advocate for several
important positions that we hope to advance to our partners
at the ACGME and ABO for further discussion. It would be
helpful if we could get approval for better defining specific
requirements for internship experience, including more ophthalmology time within the internship. We could also use the
time in medical school after the match and before internship
to develop skills or learn aspects of medicine important for
our profession. Perhaps we can develop a series of training
2015 AUPO/RPB Resident and Fellow
Research Forum
by Oscar A. Cruz, md
Ana Bastos-Carvalho, MD, PhD
University of Kentucky School of Medicine
IgG1 Antibodies Generically Inhibit Ocular
Neovascularization
The 16th annual AUPO Resident and Fellow Research
Forum, sponsored by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB),
was held on Friday, January 30, 2015. The goal of the forum
is to help nurture and recognize developing clinician scientists — a goal that is critical to the future of all departments
of ophthalmology. This forum is made possible by the faithful and continued support of RPB and owes its formation and
mentoring of this program to Dr. Stuart Fine.
This year 42 abstracts were reviewed by a panel that
included: Drs. Stephen P. Christiansen, Todd P. Margolis,
Nelson R. Sabates, Tim Stout, Russell N. Van Gelder, and
Robert N. Weinreb.
The awardees were:
Ana Bastos-Cavalho, MD, PhD — University of Kentucky
School of Medicine
Menhaz Khan, MD — University of Michigan Medical
School
Kabhilan Mohan, PhD — University of Kentucky School of
Medicine
Jeffrey Tan, MD — SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Using multiple ocular and systemic models of angiogenesis, Bastos-Carvalho and
colleagues demonstrated that human lgG1
can inhibit ocular and systemic neovascularization in a target-independent and
antigen-unspecific manner. The newly
described pathway involves signaling
through the lgG receptor FcyR1, which
prevents the migration of pro-angiogenic macrophages to
the injury site. This finding opens an avenue for repurposing
generic human lgG1 as an anti-angiogenic agent. The discussion presented by Dr. Nelson R. Sabates, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, centered around this
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of these molecules (especially if eyes are exposed to sunlight)
and whether these molecules could be used with other molecules to enable identification specific apoptosis pathways.
Lastly, Dr. Olsen identified that these markers might be used
in combination with therapies to evaluate inhibitors of apoptosis in RPE cell death.
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as a novel pathway for anti-angiogenesis treatment that could
lead to a new drug treatment for ocular neovascularization.
Menhaz Khan, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Epigenetic of Retinoblastoma
Jeffrey Tan, MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Long-term Adverse Effects of Intravitreal Becvacizumab in
Rat Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Dr. Khan presented epigenetic treatment
(modulation of gene expression without
alteration of the DNA sequence) of retinoblastoma with hopes to develop molecularly targeted therapy. An increased
expression of the histone methytransferase, EZH2, in human retinoblastoma samples has been shown. They also showed
that inhibition of EZH2 with small molecule inhibitors lead
to a selective cell-death of human retinoblastoma cell lines in
vitro. Dr. James C. Fleming, University of Tennessee-Memphis, discussed this study and commented that since retinoblastoma is a genetically-based tumor that has recently been
shown to be activated by an epigenetic mechanism. Dr. Kahn
demonstrated that HZH2 is active in embryonic retina and is
also an epigenetic modifier in retinoblastoma.
The research forum concluded with a
presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Tan. Intravitreal bevacizumab in rat model of retinopathy of prematurity has long term
adverse effects that are potentiated by
intermittent hypoxia. This is reflected in
elevated vitreous and serum VEGF levels, decreased vitreous sVEGFR-1 levels,
chronic hypercapnia, decreased weight gain, and retinal hemorrhages and vascular abnormalities. Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati,
University of Kentucky School of Medicine, added that Dr.
Tan’s study presented novel data that intravitreous injection
of Avastin in neonatal rats can result in retinal and systemic
organ toxicity. Future work focusing on using antibodies that,
unlike Avastin, neutralize VEGF-A in rats, and using antibodies in doses that are similar to that used in human babies
will yield valuable information about the safety of Avastin in
retinopathy of prematurity.
Another symposium is planned for the 50th Annual AUPO
Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Residents, fellows and
medical students are urged to submit abstracts from their
department. We usually average about 25 submissions but our
number of abstracts increased this year. Research content should
reflect ongoing or very recent research that has not yet been
published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. Submission is open to residents, fellows, and to medical students (doing a full year of research). Abstracts do need
to specify the percentage of “hands-on” effort by the trainee.
Anyone interested in serving on the review panel or as a discussant at next year’s forum should contact the AUPO. Kabhilan Mohan, PhD
University of Kentucky School of Medicine
In Vivo Imaging of Retina Pigment Epithelium (RPE)
Cell Death Using Caspase Targeted Fluorescent Probes
Dr. Mohan proposed bio-imaging of the
RPE to identify those RPE cells that are
undergoing apoptosis. Dr. Mohan has
proposed this work in vitro by linking an
infrared fluorophore to a molecule that
links this to the caspase molecules especially C3. If such a molecule was used in
vivo, one could identify apoptotic mechanisms in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and identify mechanistically, those cells at risk for dry AMD and
geographic atrophy. Dr. Timothy W. Olsen’s, Emory University School of Medicine, discussion centered around the safety
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Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
Fellowship Compliance Committee
AUPO FCC
The AUPO FCC will enter its 10th year on
May 1, 2015. The AUPO FCC compliance process is currently the best mechanism to assure fellow applicants that
their potential program meets all educational requirements
set by their subspecialty. All AUPO FCC participating programs are encouraged to maintain their compliant status by
checking in with their current fellows. Please review the status of your fellow’s logs periodically; these logs are viewable
online by signing into your AUPO FCC program account. To
maintain compliance, it is important to ensure your program
is meeting the minimum program requirements as outlined
with your subspecialty society and the AUPO FCC.
New applications are accepted online at http://www.aupofcc.org/
fellowships ; click on your subspecialty and review the subspecialty program requirements. The deadline to apply is May 1,
2015 for the 2015/2016 academic year. All eligible programs
must meet the minimum requirements of the subspecialty to
qualify for AUPO FCC compliant status.
The Fellowship Match took place in December 2014. The
statistics reveal that the number of applicants that apply to
AUPO FCC compliant programs continues to increase from
previous years. 2011 marked the first year that the number
of matched positions to AUPO FCC compliant programs
exceeded the number of positions matched to non-AUPO
FCC compliant programs. This trend continued in 2012,
2013 and 2014, indicating that fellowship applicants are realizing the value of being in a compliant program. December 2014 Fellowship Match Statistics
Cornea & External Disease
50
Pediatriac Ophthamology
Glaucoma
Surgical Retina
Uveitis
30
20
62
Total # of positions offered
70
21
91
Total # of positions filled
65
16
81
Total # of vacancies
5
5
10
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
*Neuro-Ophthalmology and Pathology/Oncology do not participate in the SF Match
AUPO FCC Non-AUPO FCC Totals
Total # of participating programs
48
7
55
70
7
77
60
4
61
10
6
16
42
0
42
62
0
62
47
0
47
15
0
15
55
46
101
69
67
136
66
52
118
3
15
18
Uveitis
10
17
Retina
40
0
45
Pediatric Ophthalmology
60
Cornea and External Disease
Glaucoma
AUPO FCC Increased Program Participation
in the SF Match Process
13
0
13
16
0
16
8
0
8
8
0
8
AUPO FCC OFFERS:
Educational standards
Protection of institutions
Accountability and Enforcement
Protection of the public
Protection of trainees
Please let your residents know about the AUPO FCC process!
For more information, visit www.aupofcc.org or send us an email at [email protected].
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SF Match Update
by Dennis Thomatos
Now in our 38th year of partnership with the ophthalmology residency match, the San Francisco Matching
Program (SF Match) continues to engage program directors and applicants in improving the matching experience.
In addition, the SF Match received useful suggestions for
improvements and enhancements at the coordinator session
at AUPO’s 2015 annual meeting.
The recently completed ophthalmology matches both
received high marks in customer satisfaction from applicants
and programs. The residency match had 464 newly matched
ophthalmology residents, the highest total since 1994. The
match system worked well with improved download speed
and a fully integrated application distribution portal.
The SF Match is implementing the voluntary collection
of applicant gender and race identification data for the January 2016 residency match. The data collection is planned
for release in time for the next match registration process. Ophthalmology Residency Match Report — January 2015
Comparative Statistics
Jan ’05 Jan ’06 Jan ’07 Jan ’08 Jan ’09 Jan ’10
Jan ’11
Jan ’12 Jan ’13 Jan ’14 Jan ’15
Total # of registrations
839
824
855
869
866
823
823
784
751
759
808
Total # of CAS participants
761
743
792
789
767
728
746
711
683
700
753
Total # of rank lists
596
620
648
639
654
630
622
595
583
611
644
Total # of applicants ranked
608
609
642
629
645
620
608
579
553
597
614
US Seniors
374
382
399
394
419
415
405
411
402
420
413
US Grads
35
38
25
27
24
13
26
26
33
23
34
IMGs
34
26
25
32
15
28
27
21
20
17
17
Total Matched:
443
446
449
453
458
456
458
458
455
460
464
No Match Applicants:
153
174
199
186
196
174
164
137
128
151
180
Overall
74%
72%
69%
71%
70%
73%
74%
77%
78%
75%
72%
US Seniors
84%
86%
89%
87%
92%
91%
88%
90%
89%
91%
89%
US Grads
8%
9%
6%
6%
5%
3%
6%
6%
7%
5%
7%
IMGs
8%
6%
6%
7%
3%
6%
6%
4%
4%
4%
4%
Offered
445
447
450
454
459
458
461
461
460
461
465
Filled
443
446
449
453
458
456
458
458
455
460
464
Left
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
1
1
Matched
229
230
231
232
235
236
237
238
239
242
243
No Match
213
215
215
212
212
210
214
220
222
226
228
Avg. applications per applicant
43
45
47
48
50
53
52
53
58
60
61
Avg. # offers per applicant
4.4
4.4
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.7
4.7
5
4.3
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AAMC Annual Meeting Report to AUPO
by Stuart Fine, md
“Communicating Science, Advancing Medicine” was the title of Alan Alda’s keynote address at the
students are required to take the ten hour course. Alda wants
all physicians and scientists to appreciate the importance of
telling stories: patient to doctor and doctor to patient, investigator to grantor, scientist to philanthropist, department
chair to grateful patient. I can attest that he knows how to
tell a good story!
A related seminar which emphasized the importance of
clear communication was presented jointly by the chair of
neurology at University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, the
president of the university, and a representative from a philanthropic family foundation that has handsomely supported
the department. Successful fund raising depends on developing a personal relationship between doctor and patient, listening to the patient’s story about her needs, discovering the
goals of the potential donor, and communicating clearly and
effectively about the needs and goals of the clinician, scientist, or educator for whom support is being requested. The
philanthropist’s advice was succinct, “tell me what you need,
tell me why, and tell me how you’re going to use the money.”
He also mentioned the importance of top-level commitment
from the leadership of the medical center and university. Several panelists emphasized the desirability of a full-time director of advancement who can engage donors and who can
convince faculty that there is no conflict of interest in soliciting patients to support educational or research programs.
It must be made abundantly clear that quality of care never
depends on a gift. A competent advancement director will
also teach doctors and scientists how to tell stories about what
they do, what they dream of accomplishing, and what they
need to realize their dreams.
Dr. Lorris Betz, Senior Vice President Emeritus at University of Utah and outgoing chair of AAMC, spoke about disruptive behavior at academic medical centers. In one survey,
70% of interviewees reported witnessing disruptive behavior at least once a month. 25% acknowledged behaving badly.
60% of trainees had experienced harassment or disrespectful
behavior. Perhaps not surprisingly, only 25% of students who
had experienced harassment ever reported it. Betz emphasized that changing the culture at an academic institution
requires that the issue be moved to the front burner and that
faculty and staff that are not supportive should be encouraged to leave. The goal should be exceptional care for every
patient, every time, at every point in the health care system.
annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) held in Chicago from November 7–11, 2014.
The AAMC, headquartered in Washington, DC, lobbies on
behalf of all US medical schools and teaching hospitals. Its
activities include lobbying for support of NIH, graduate medical education positions supported by Medicare, and medical
education at all levels. The annual meeting typically attracts
about 4,000 attendees including deans and associate deans,
hospital CEOs and COOs, department chairs and division
chiefs, medical educators, and representatives of professional
and academic societies and organizations.
Similar to our AAO annual meeting, the AAMC annual
meeting comprises keynote addresses, thought leader sessions, a variety of special interest meetings, topic-oriented
lunch time discussions, educational and commercial exhibits,
and scientific and educational posters.
But back to Alan Alda, best known as a lauded actor of
stage and screen and as Dr. Benjamin Franklin Pierce, aka
Hawkeye, on the MASH series on TV. Perhaps less well
known is that for 11 years, Alda hosted the PBS miniseries,
“Scientific American Frontiers.” During that time, Alda traveled the world and interviewed nearly 7,000 scientists about
their ongoing research. In 2003, while in a remote part of
Chile, he developed severe abdominal pain. After a challenging and painful three-hour journey on a bumpy road to the
nearest hospital, he was examined by a surgeon who saved
his life. After evaluation, the surgeon explained that part of
his insides had died and had to be cut out after which the two
loose ends would be sewn back together. Despite his agony,
Alda was able to respond, “Oh, so you’re going to do a bowel
resection with an end-to-end anastomosis. I’ve done that
operation many time . . . but on the TV set in Beverly Hills!”
His conclusion was that despite the language barrier, that surgeon was able to explain to his patient simply, succinctly, and
effectively what the problem was and what needed to be done.
After recovering from that experience, Alda committed
to a program to help physicians and scientists improve their
communication skills. He believes strongly that improved
patient care, improved public health, success in grant writing, and success in philanthropy all depend on effective communication. At present, Alda is leading a course at the Center
for Communicating Science at Stony Brook where all medical
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of telomeres in model systems provided essential information
for understanding age-related degenerative diseases.
The annual AAMC meeting should be of interest to any
AUPO members and associate members who may be considering a future which involves a leadership position at an
academic medical center. The 2015 meeting is scheduled for
November 6–11 in Baltimore. I am grateful for the privilege
of representing AUPO to this organization. continued from page 15
One thought leader session featured Carol Greider, PhD,
the Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her
topic was “How Basic Science Discoveries Lead to Clinical
Impact.” Greider was a recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine. Her talk described how the study
AAMC Organization of
Resident Representatives Update
by Angela Bessette, md and Basil K. Williams, Jr., md
As the ophthalmology representatives
Empowered/Engaged Patients — These talks focused on
thinking about the changes in medical education that would
be helpful in preparing for a new type of patient, one who is
very well-educated on their disease process via the internet
and other more readily available materials. This conversation
was still in the development stage, and the primary message
was to alert physicians that this patient population is rapidly
increasing.
Internet-Based Education — Representatives from the Khan
Academy discussed their expanding array of videos including educational videos of different patient diagnoses. These
videos are available for patients in a language simplified for
easier understanding. This would allow patients to have an
additional education resource and may provide additional
time for patient-physician interaction by reducing the time
required for educating the patient. This then prompted a discussion of how medical education can be revolutionized by
having many of the basic topics taught in medical school broken down into internet based video modules that could be
standardized. This would also reduce the amount of lecturing
time by faculty members and would potentiate a more interactive classroom. While far from being implemented, the
concept is definitely interesting and will likely be a large part
of discussion on medical education reform in the near future.
We look forward to learning more at the spring meeting,
and will continue to keep you apprised of the latest developments. Thanks again for the nomination! to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Organization of Resident Representatives, we wanted to
thank AUPO for nominating us and to provide a summary of
the AAMC Annual Fall Meeting for 2014. The conference in
Chicago was an extremely educational experience. It started
with the resident representatives meeting to discuss the role
of the organization and to provide some background on the
hot button topics for discussion in the AAMC. The remainder
of the conference focused on a wide variety of topics, including the following:
Medical Student Mistreatment — This has been an important
topic over the past year after the data came back for the end
of medical school survey in 2013 indicating that 47% of medical students reported some form of mistreatment. There was
a discussion about the ways to reduce this via education of
students, residents, and faculty members. There is a push to
gather more data to determine when students may be noticing this (is it on rotations where they are sleeping less and
are more stressed, for example). After further discussion
and analysis of data, there will be a discussion of the plan for
improvement in the spring meeting.
Resident Education — Given that greater than 70% of medical student education (during the clinical years) is reported
to be done by residents and fellows, there was discussion of
the importance of training residents and fellows to be better
teachers and communicators. This is still in the early stages of
development, but there is some thought being given to build
this area of the training curriculum.
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Celebrating Commitment to YOs and Advocacy
Dr. Daniel J. Briceland, Academy senior secretary for advocacy, recognized Wills Eye Hospital and its leadership, Dr. Julia A.
Haller and Dr. Tara A. Uhler, as the Academy’s inaugural Commitment to Advocacy award recipient during the January
2015 AUPO Annual Meeting in Tucson, AZ. “Wills has been
with us from the start in engaging residents and fellows in
advocacy-related efforts,” noted Dr. Briceland. “Our Secretariat for State Affairs implemented this award to recognize a
training program and its leadership for demonstrating commitment to the Academy’s Advocacy Ambassador Program
and partnership with state and subspecialty societies.”
Leadership at Wills has been supportive of the Advocacy
Ambassador Program since its inception and has annually
supported the attendance of 2–4 residents at the Mid-Year
Forum via the Advocacy Ambassador Program. Wills has also
demonstrated consistent follow-up with its Ambassadors,
ensuring ‘podium time’ to present Mid-Year Forum and Congressional Advocacy Day experiences as well as submission of
articles by Wills-supported Ambassadors that have been published in YO Info™, the Academy’s monthly electronic newsletter for young ophthalmologists. AUPO Chair Mentoring Program
The AUPO Board of Trustees has established a mentoring program for chairs or about-to-be chairs. Mentoring is
an important element in the academic way of life and is currently mandated in many universities. A mentor provides his
or her mentee with advice, guidance, perspective, wisdom,
counsel and perhaps even inspiration. Chairs and about-to-be
chairs are invited to participate in AUPO’s Chair Mentoring
Program. Participation should last approximately two years
for each mentee. Mentors include retired chairs who have
been presidents of AUPO. If you are interested in having a
mentor, please contact Lisa Brown at [email protected]. 17
Association of
University Professors
of Ophthalmology
Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education
CALL FOR NOMINEES
Description of the Award:
The Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education (the “Straatsma Award”) was established through the generosity of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) and private funds to recognize and
celebrate an outstanding Program Director in ophthalmology. The award carries the name and honors the accomplishments of Bradley R.
Straatsma, M.D., J.D., former Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at UCLA and former Director of the Jules Stein Eye Institute. The
award will be presented annually at both the Annual Meetings of the AAO and of the AUPO and will carry a cash prize.
Criteria for Nomination:
Nominees for the Straatsma Award must fulfill the following criteria:
• Be an Associate Member of the AUPO and a Member or Fellow of the AAO
• Have served as a Program Director at an ACGME-accredited AUPO member program for a minimum of 3 years
• Currently serve as the Program Director
• Embody the qualities of:
• Commitment to resident education
• Dedication to the residency training process
• Active engagement in program leadership
• Innovation in and/or advancement of residency education in Ophthalmology at the Regional, National or AUPO level
• Be the consummate teacher/mentor/advisor
Special consideration in the selection process will be given:
• In recognition of current activities, not simply to length of service or to contributions made many years previously
• To nominees who have published in peer-reviewed literature on subjects related to residency education
• To innovative work
• To those who have achieved a leadership role in medical education
• To achievement in mentoring other educators/future educators
Nomination Process:
• Candidates must be nominated by their Department Chair
• The Application Packet must include the following items:
• A letter (not to exceed three pages) from the Chair summarizing the Nominee’s special qualifications for the Award and verifying that,
if awarded (10 pt. font or greater)
• The cash prize will be awarded directly to the Awardee and not counted against normal compensation or deposited in department
accounts
• The Awardee will attend both the Annual Meetings of the AAO and of the AUPO to receive the Award
• Two (2) supporting letters (each not to exceed two pages) from faculty, current residents, or past residents who trained under the
Nominee (10 pt. font or greater)
• A copy of the Nominee’s current Curriculum Vitae (10 pt. font or greater)
• A signed letter from the Nominee (not to exceed two pages) summarizing the Nominee’s accomplishments as Program Director and
plans for future activities. The Nominee must also agree in the letter to address the Program Director’s Meeting at the AAO and AUPO
Annual Meetings on a topic(s) related to residency training if chosen as the Awardee (10 pt. font or greater)
• The completed application packet must be compiled by the Department Chair and received by the AUPO office by Thursday, April 30, 2015, at:
AUPO
655 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
• All completed applications will be reviewed by a Selection Committee and a recommendation forwarded to the AUPO Board of Trustees for
approval and subsequently to the Senior Secretary for Education of the AAO for approval.
• The Awardee will be notified by July 15, 2015.
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Association of
University Professors
of Ophthalmology
AUPO/AAO Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education
CALL FOR NOMINEES
Description of Award:
The AUPO/AAO Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education will provide national recognition for an outstanding medical student educator on an annual basis. It is established through funding from the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) and the
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The award will be presented annually and will carry a cash prize.
Criteria for Nomination:
Nominees for the Excellence in Medical Student Education Award must fulfill the following criteria:
• Be an associate member of AUPO and a member or fellow of the AAO
• Have served as a medical student educator at an ACGME-accredited AUPO member program for a minimum of two years.
• Currently serve as the medical student educator.
• Embody the qualities of:
 commitment to medical student education;
 dedication to the medical student education training process;
 active engagement in medical student education program leadership;
 innovation in and/or advancement of medical student education in Ophthalmology at the Regional, National or AUPO level;
 a consummate teacher/mentor/advisor.
• Special consideration in the selection process will be given:
 in recognition of current activities, not simply to length of service or to contributions made many years previously;
 to nominees who have published in peer-reviewed literature on subjects related to medical student education;
 to innovative work;
 to those who have achieved a leadership role in medical education;
 to achievement in mentoring other educators/future educators.
Nomination Process:
• Candidates must be nominated by their Department Chair
• The Application Packet must include the following items:
 A letter (not to exceed three pages) from the Chair summarizing the Nominee’s special qualifications for the Award and verifying that, if awarded;
 The cash prize will be awarded directly to the Awardee and not counted against normal compensation or deposited in department accounts;
 Two supporting letters (each not to exceed two pages) from faculty, current medical students, or past medical students who
trained under the Nominee;
 A copy of the Nominee’s current Curriculum Vitae;
 A signed letter from the Nominee (not to exceed two pages) summarizing the Nominee’s accomplishments as Medical Student
Educator and plans for future activities. The Nominee must also agree in the letter to provide a presentation at one or both
Annual Meetings of AUPO and AAO on a topic(s) related to medical student education training if chosen as the Awardee.
• The completed application packet must be compiled by the Department Chair and received by the AUPO office by Thursday, April 30, 2015, at:
AUPO, Attention: Amber Mendez, 655 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
• All completed applications will be reviewed by a Selection Committee and a recommendation forwarded to the AUPO Board of Trustees
for approval and subsequently to the Senior Secretary for Education of the AAO for approval.
• The Awardee will be notified by July 15, 2015.
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AUPO Annual Meeting 2015
Board of Trustees. Back Row, Left to Right: Paul Sternberg,
Keith Carter, Russell Van Gelder, Oscar Cruz; Front Row, Left to Right:
Bartly Mondino, Eduardo Alfonso, Julia Haller, Steven Feldon
Resident & Fellow Research Forum Winners. Left to Right:
Kabhilan Mohan, Ana Bastos-Carvalho, Jeffrey Tan, Mehnaz Khan
President, Eduardo Alfonso; EVP, Steven Feldon;
Chair of AUPO FCC, John Keltner
President, Eduardo Alfonso and
EVP, Steven Feldon
President, Eduardo Alfonso; EVP, Steven Feldon;
Immediate Past EVP, Bartly Mondino
Meeting Attendees. Left to right: Keith Carter, Belinda Seto, Paul Sieving
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Immediate Past EVP,
Bartly Mondino
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AUPO – NEW MEMBER UPDATES
CHAIR
Damji, Karim
Hatfield, R. Mark
Mauffray, Randy
University of Alberta
Marshall University
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education*
Edmonton, AB
Huntington, WV
San Antonio, TX
Texas A&M University, Scott & White
University of Illinois at Chicago
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education*
Temple, TX
Chicago, IL
San Antonio, TX
University of Michigan
University of Southern California, Eye Institute
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Geisinger Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Los Angeles, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Chicago, IL
Danville, PA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Lao, Kenneth C.
Mieler, William F.
Steigleman, Walter A.
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Gardner, Thomas W.
Humayun, Mark S.
Marc, Robert E.
Shahidi, Mahnaz
Vrabec, Tamara
MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Desai, Komal B.
Kelly, Lisa D.
Richa, D. Chimene
Wu, Albert Y.
University of Missouri
University of Cincinnati
University of Maryland
Icahn School of Medicine
Kansas City, MO
Cincinnati, OH
Baltimore, MD
New York, NY
UAO — ADMINISTRATOR
Bailey, Virginia
Barker, James
Bartelle, Jenny
Chapman, Bettie
Chastain, Shelly
Delio, Michele
Fritz, Traci
Graben, Lisa
Harrington, Marsie
Hillstead, Coy
Ko, Kevin
Loiacono, Salvatore
O’Neal, Matthew
Shaw, Heather
Stiles, Deanna
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Upstate Medical University
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Marshall Health
Yale University
Weill Cornell Medical College
Children’s Eye Care
University of Illinois, Chicago
Indiana University
University of Minnesota
University of Illinois, Chicago
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
University of North Carolina
Washington University
University of Arkansas
*Consortium
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Memphis, TN
Syracuse, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Huntington, WV
New Haven, CT
New York, NY
West Bloomfield, MI
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
Minneapolis, MN
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Chapel Hill, NC
St. Louis, MO
Little Rock, AR
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FACULTY POSITIONS AVAIL ABLE
FEBRUARY 2015
For the most complete, up-to-date listing of faculty positions, with full descriptions,
please visit the “Faculty Positions” section at www.aupo.org.
Baylor College of Medicine, The Cullen Eye Institute
Department of Ophthalmology
Glaucoma Faculty Position
Queen’s University, School of Medicine, Hotel Dieu Hospital
Academic Surgical Retina & Vitreous Specialist
Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Drexel University College of Medicine
Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Retina and Vitreous Surgeon
State University of New York at Buffalo
Ross Eye Institute
Vision Scientist
Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology
Jack S. Blanton, Sr. Eye Institute (Blanton Eye Institute)
Glaucoma Faculty Position
The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
The OSU Havener Eye Institute
Vitreo-Retinal Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Eye Institute
Cornea/External Disease Subspecialist
Retina/Vitreous
Oculoplastics/Reconstructive Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center, New England Eye Center
University of Kansas
Medical and Surgical Vitreoretinal Specialist
Loyola University Medical Center
Vitreo-Retinal Specialist
University of Michigan Health System
The Kellogg Eye Center
Academic Cornea Clinician-scientist, Full-time
Glaucoma Specialist
Faculty Position, primary responsibility providing ROP exams
LSU Health Sciences Center
Villere Endowed Chair
New York — Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Department of Ophthalmology
Attending Position in Glaucoma
University of Missouri
Pediatric Ophthalmologist — Academic
Vitreo-Retinal Specialist
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Physician Scientist
Assistant/Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/UPMC Eye Center
Ophthalmic Hospitalist
Ochsner Health System
Ochsner Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology
Retina Specialist
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Ophthalmology Department
Penn State College of Medicine/
Penn State Hershey M. S. Hershey Medical
Cornea/External Disease Specialist
West Virginia University School of Medicine
WVU Eye Institute
BC/BE Cornea/Refractive Specialist
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AUPO Board Meeting Highlights
January 28, 2015
Added a requirement to the Resident and Fellow Research
Forum criteria requiring that a member or associate member from the winners’ institutions be registered for and
attend the annual meeting.
Upheld the standing policy that fellowships should not
start before July 7th; exceptions should be submitted in
writing and must be worked out between residency and
fellowship programs on a case-by-case basis.
Established an August date for the next strategic planning
and board meetings.
Requested that optional gender and race questions be
added to the residency match application.
Updated the mailing label and listserv use policies.
Approved a policy, form and procedure for requests for
use of SF Match ophthalmology data.
Approved concepts for celebrating and commemorating
AUPO’s 50th anniversary in 2016.
Identified a list of cities/states for future annual meeting
sites.
Identified initial topic ideas for 2016 annual meeting symposia and workshops.
Approved a redesign of AUPO’s web site.
Approved the fiscal year 2015 budget.
Supported replacing the print directory with an online
directory. Approved a contribution to NAEVR/AEVR.
Annual Business Meeting Highlights
Bylaws Amendment
January 30, 2015
Approved January 30, 2015
The members:
At the annual business meeting held on Friday, January 30,
2015 an amendment to Article III, Section 3, allows for Associate Program Directors to join AUPO as non-voting associate members beginning with the next dues cycle. Additional
information will be sent to member programs about this
change.
Recognized Dr. Bartly Mondino for the conclusion of his
10-year tenure as Executive Vice President.
Approved new members and associate members.
Approved a bylaws revision to Article III, Section 3.2 adding Associate Program Directors as a new Associate Member category.
3.2 Associate Members
There are three four classes of Associate Members: program directors, associate program directors, research directors, and medical student educators.
Elected Dr. Oscar Cruz to the position of President-Elect
with a term effective April 1, 2015.
3.2.2 Associate Program Directors
Associate members may also include associate program directors who
are ophthalmologists who apply for such membership, whose department or division head is a Member of the Corporation, and whose program director is recognized by the ACGME as the “responsible party”
and is an Associate Member of the Corporation. Associate program
director Associate Members may not be the head of their department
or division. Elected Dr. Paul Lee to the position of Trustee-at-Large
with a term effective April 1, 2016.
Noted that members are invited to assist the 50th Anniversary Committee with celebration planning. 24
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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Compensation Survey
$25 late fee must accompany payments made after January 1.
Members who pay their dues by December 31 qualify for the
members’ reduced registration rate for the following annual
meeting. UAO dues payments can be made by check payable to University Administrators of Ophthalmology, or by
credit card via the secure UAO website. UAO is only able to
accept credit card payments via member log in at the website.
A membership renewal form and a new member application
form can be found on the UAO web site: http://www.uao-aupo.org.
UAO dues payments made by paper check should be mailed
to the UAO treasurer:
The results of the 2012 AUPO compensation survey are
available for purchase. To order the report, please contact
the AUPO office for an order form. The signature of the
Department Chair as confirmation of knowledge of the
request for the report and agreement to maintain confiden
tiality is required. Contact AUPO at [email protected] or call
(415) 561-8548.
Dues News
Larry McGranahan
UAO Membership
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
200 Hawkins Drive 11136 PFP
Iowa City, IA 52242-1091
Not sure if your dues have been
paid? Please log in using the My Profile link located in the
membership section of the AUPO website or contact Ket
Tapia ([email protected]) to confirm your current status. Renewing AUPO Members and Associate Members may pay dues
using either a Visa, MasterCard, or check. Online dues
renewal is encouraged! To pay online log in at My Profile located on the Membership page of the AUPO website.
Please contact the AUPO office at (415) 561-8548 if you need
to reset your username and/or password.
Don’t Forget to Pay Your Dues!
Member Records
Please keep our records current by submitting updates at
any time by sending an email to Ket Tapia ([email protected]). As
always, the accuracy of our records is dependent upon information supplied by the membership. Keep AUPO and UAO
informed of changes!
Associate Membership Status is currently available for Residency Program Directors, Directors of Medical Student Education
and Directors of Research. Please call the AUPO office at (415)
561-8548 for an application, if your staff in these positions
are not currently AUPO members.
AAO Ophthalmology Job Center
University Administrators of
Ophthalmology (UAO)
Are you familiar with the Academy’s Ophthalmology Job
Center? This is a great resource for your recent graduates to post their résumé and make it easy for employers to
find them. Visit the Academy’s web site at http://www.aao.org/
ophthalmologyjobcenter/index.cfm. According to the UAO Bylaws, membership dues are payable between January 1 and December 31 of each year. A
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HEED OPHTHALMIC FOUNDATION RESIDENTS RETREAT
September 28–29, 2015
Chicago, Illinois
The Heed Ophthalmic Foundation (HOF), in conjunction
with the American Ophthalmological Society (AOS) and
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), will co-sponsor the
10th annual Heed Foundation Residents Retreat on September 28 and 29, 2015 at Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont Illinois, a 10 minute shuttle ride from O’Hare airport.
Thirty-five residents nominated by their department chairs
and residency program directors and 25 faculty including
recent K-awardees, mid-career and senior faculty will gather
for two half-days to discuss careers in academic ophthalmology. During the informal sessions, residents will mingle with
academic ophthalmologists just a few years their senior to
learn about how young faculty members made the transition
from trainee to academician.
Department chairs and residency program directors are
encouraged to nominate one or two residents from their programs who have the talent and desire to pursue a career in
academic ophthalmology. The application consists of three
parts: a letter of recommendation from the department chair,
the resident’s biosketch (in NIH or narrative format, not to
exceed two pages), and a personal statement from the resident
describing his/her career goals. Please include email addresses
for both the nominator and the resident.
Seven individually collated hard copies of the application
should be submitted to Stuart L. Fine at the address listed
below. Please use paper clips, not staples, when collating the
pages of each application.
Stuart L. Fine, MD
7 Graylyn Place Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Nominations are reviewed and nominees are selected by
the Heed Foundation Directors. Each year, the Heed Directors regret that many worthy nominees cannot be invited
because of budgetary constraints. The 2015 HOF budget
will allow 35 residents from 35 different programs to be
supported. For the 2015 Retreat, the Directors agreed to
allow a second resident from up to five programs to attend if
their chairs agree to fund all travel-related, hotel, and meal
expenses and if their evaluation scores are at a fundable level.
For those programs nominating two residents, please indicate in the chair’s recommendation letter, your willingness
to fund a second resident. Nominees and their chairs will be
notified in June 2015. Nominations may be submitted at any
time from now through April 15, 2015.
The Heed Foundation, www.Heed.org, is grateful to the
AUPO chairs and residency program directors for their continuing support of the Heed Foundation Residents Retreat.
Questions should be submitted to [email protected]
with a copy to [email protected]. 2015 ANNUAL MEETING SURVEY RESULTS
How did this meeting compare to previous
AUPO meetings you have attended?
43.3%
What is your overall evaluation of
this AUPO Annual Meeting?
40.7%
34.2%
28.9%
16.1%
13.3%
5.4%
2.7%
Excellent
Above Average
Average
15%
Excellent
Below Average
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Above Average
Average
Below Average
N/A
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Join National Eye Health
Education Efforts with NEHEP
The National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) was established by the National Eye Insti-
vision loss and blindness. As a NEHEP Partnership organization, AUPO and its members are encouraged to share eye
health information with faculty, ophthalmology students, and
patients.
NEHEP offers a wide variety of resources, including
teaching tools and presentations, patient brochures, social
media resources, webinars, research findings, videos, animations and more. One especially useful resource is a new eye
exam animation, which shows a comprehensive dilated eye
exam from the doctor’s point of view. Visit the NEHEP website at www.nei.nih.gov/NEHEP to find these resources and to sign
up for Outlook, the NEHEP e-newsletter. You can also follow
NEHEP on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated on current
eye health education information. tute to translate eye and vision research into public and
professional education programs. Through its five key program areas — glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, vision and
aging, low vision, and ¡Ojo con su visión! (Watch out for
your vision!, its Spanish-language program) — NEHEP
develops and disseminates science-based eye health education
resources and materials designed to raise awareness about the
importance of early detection of eye disease and also the benefits of vision rehabilitation.
More than 65 national nonprofit, academic, civic and fraternal organizations comprise the NEHEP Partnership and
work in collaboration to educate people at higher risk for
Election Results
Effective April 1, 2015
Congratulations to the following Members,
Associate Members, and Administrators that will
begin leadership positions April 1st!
Board of Trustees
Oscar Cruz, MD — President-Elect
Roger Steinert, MD — Trustee-at-Large
Program Directors Council
Evan “Jake” Waxman, MD, PhD — Member-at-Large
Laura K. Green, MD — Member-at-Large
Research Directors Council
Patricia D’Amore, PhD — Member-at-Large
Medical Student Educators Council
Susan Forster, MD — President
Rukhsana Mirza, MD — President Elect
Emily B. Graubart, MD — Member-at-Large
Prithvi Sankar, MD — Member-at-Large
Administrators Board
Jenny Hinebaugh
Craig Kishaba
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SAVE THE DATE!
AUPO
50th ANNIVERSARY
annual meeting
JANUARY 27–30, 2016
MARRIOTT HARBOR BEACH RESORT & SPA
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
AUPO
Executive Vice President and Editor
Steven E. Feldon, MD, MBA
President
Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD
President-Elect
Julia A. Haller, MD
Past President
Steven E. Feldon, MD
Trustees
Keith D. Carter, MD
Oscar A. Cruz, MD
Paul Sternberg, Jr, MD
Russell Van Gelder, MD
Send feature articles and
correspondence to:
Steven E. Feldon, MD, MBA
University of Rochester
School of Medicine & Dentistry
Flaum Eye Institute
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 659
Rochester, NY 14642
Ph: (585) 275-1126
E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Editor
John P. Meade, MPH
Send announcements, association
news, and address changes to:
AUPO Administration Office
655 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Ph: 415.561.8548
Fax: 415.561.8531
Production
Gina Minato
AUPO Administration Office

March 2015

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