Glaucoma Fellowship

UAB Heersink School of Medicine / UAB Callahan Eye Hospital

OphthalmologyGlaucomaClinical Fellowship
Destination
USA
Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Overview

One-year AUPO FCC-compliant glaucoma fellowship with six faculty, several hundred primary-surgeon cases and paediatric glaucoma procedures.

The programme

Training type
Clinical Fellowship
Duration
1 year
Start
1 July
Positions
Not stated on official page
Accreditation
AUPO FCC compliant
Department
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Not stated on official page
International applicants
Institution policyIMGs eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted US licence); immigration status agreed with UAB ISSS before offer
Visa support
Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) is the recommended route; H-1B (requires USMLE Step 3) decided case by case with UAB ISSS and currently not viable for candidates outside the US because of the H-1B fee uncertainty
Licence requirement
Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline
1 September of the year preceding start
Application method
SF Match Central Application Service (CAS)

Funding

Funding
Institution policyUAB house staff salary 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027: PGY4 $76,326; PGY5 $80,907; PGY6 $83,951; PGY7 $88,104; PGY8 $91,418 (PGY1 $64,890)

Official sources

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