Residency
The ophthalmology residency program matches six applicants per year. Because we have integrated the PGY1 year into the ophthalmology residency program, those who match into our ophthalmology residency program on February 6, 2024 will automatically be entered into the Integrated PGY1 Year at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Individuals interested in applying must use the application materials provided through registration with the Central Application Service of the Ophthalmology Matching Program
Penelope Helfgott
Executive Director Washington National Eye Center, Inc.
Administrative Program Director
MGUH/MWHC Ophthalmology Residency Program
110 Irving Street, NW, Suite 1A-19
Washington, D.C., 20010
Or emailed to: penelope.a.helfgott@medstar.net
Foreign medical graduates should refer to our visa policy for more information.
Our application deadline for the 2023-2024 match: October 6, 2023.
All Applicants will have the opportunity to learn more about the program during one or more informal virtual sessions with the residents. These will be held in the early fall. Individuals selected to interview will be notified via email by the end of the first full week of November. VIRTUAL Interviews will be scheduled in sessions to be held Tuesday, December 5 and Thursday, December 7, 2022. Depending on COVID limitations, those applicants who have interviewed with the program will have an opportunity for a live visit with residents and faculty before the Match in February.
MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVES/ROTATIONS
Our program uses only VSLO (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities) through the Georgetown University School of Medicine for visiting fourth year elective applications. Please use the following link to obtain more information about the elective application process and to access the VSLO application: https://som.georgetown.edu/medicaleducation/curriculum/electives/departments/ophthalmology.
Students who serve electives at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center Ophthalmology Residency Program are exposed to a myriad of ophthalmic conditions, diseases, and clinical and surgical procedures, presenting patients with their assigned residents to attending physicians. They also have the opportunity to actively participate in the didactic program by making case presentations or presenting brief research projects.
For more information, contact:
Penelope Helfgott
Executive Director
Washington National Eye Center, Inc.
Administrative Program Director
MGUH/MWHC Ophthalmology Residency Program
110 Irving Street, NW, Suite 1A-19
Washington, D.C., 20010
Phone: 202-877-5329
Email: penelope.a.helfgott@medstar.net