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SOE platform for fellowship opportunities now available to young ophthalmologists
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OVIEDO, Spain — A database for European ophthalmology fellowships has recently become available on the European Society of Ophthalmology website.
The platform, located at http://soevision.org/fellowship-platform/, was created thanks to the joint efforts of the SOE Education Committee and SOE Young Ophthalmologists and is aimed at detailing all available fellowship opportunities and different forms of training across Europe.
Salvador Garcia
“We divided fellowships into three categories: post-specialist fellowships offered by hospitals, post-specialist fellowship offered by professional societies, and short fellowships and observerships for residents and YO,” Salvador Garcia, MD, said at the European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists.
The database has also created the opportunity to know more about the scenario of post-residency training across Europe.
What is immediately apparent is that the U.K. is first in offering training, with 175 fellowships for 1 academic year. The most highly represented subspecialty is medical retina, followed by oculoplasty, vitreoretinal, glaucoma, cornea and pediatrics. Other European countries are far behind, with 0 to 15 fellowships offered. Glaucoma comes first, followed by cornea, vitreoretinal and oculoplasty.
The disproportion between residents finishing their training and the number of fellowships offered is large in all countries except the U.K., where in the past academic year 70 residents finished and 175 fellowships were offered.
“In France, 110 residents finished, and we could find only one U.K.-like fellowship. It must be said that post-residency students usually do the ‘chef de clinique,’ a kind of sub-specialization in the hospital where they have specialized. Spain had 140 residents finishing and approximately 15 fellowships, but short and with no wage,” Garcia said.
He said that the fellowship platform is a continuous project, and any information from institutions or students to update the database is welcome. – by Michela Cimberle
Reference:
Garcia S. The database for European ophthalmology fellowships. Presented at: European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists; June 24, 2016; Oviedo, Spain.
Disclosure: Garcia reports no relevant financial disclosures.