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RSA starts pay-it-forward refractive surgery training program
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The Refractive Surgery Alliance is creating a new training program for vision correction surgeons that will allow fellows to train at multiple sites, the organization announced in a press release.
Incorporating a network of training sites, the program will allow participants to train at their home site for 9 months and rotate through other network sites for up to 3 months per year during the 2-year curriculum.
Fellows will receive a six-figure salary and other benefits during the program and will serve a 3-year commitment at an RSA-affiliated practice after their fellowship, the release said.
“They are compensated at full market rate for a refractive surgeon during this time, even while paying it forward to fund the next set of fellows,” Guy Kezirian, MD, MBA, one of the program’s founders, said in the release. “Accelerating growth in all segments of the refractive surgery market makes this model very attractive for everyone. We believe that the combination of training and job placement is the best way to ensure success.”
The program’s curriculum, which will include clinical and surgical training, as well as technology, innovation, research, teaching, business and leadership, will be overseen by the newly formed College of Refractive Surgery.
Applications for the July 2019 Fellowship Network will open this month. More information can be found at www.RefractiveAlliance.com.