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Madigan Army Medical Center Ophthalmology

Residency · Tacoma, WA

Sponsored by Madigan Army Medical Center · Director Austin Ellyson

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Class size
2
Visas
None

Red flags

  • No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Military applicants are chosen through the Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board, the military match.
  • Eligible applicants are Medical Corps officers authorized by their service and students at USU or in HPSP or HSCP.

Training

2 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Madigan Army Medical Center35 mo
  • University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Glaucoma Fellowship1
  • Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship1
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship1
  • Retina Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary2
  • Aloha Laser Vision LLC1
  • American Vision Partners1
  • C and Li Pa Inc1
  • Cape Fear Cataract and Cornea, P.a.1
  • Cascade Eye and Skin Centers P.c.1

Research

115 papers by its people, 1,976 citations

  • Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
  • Retinal and Macular Surgery
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

People

Leadership

  • Austin EllysonProgram Director
  • Harkaran RanaAssociate Director

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 78°, winters fall to 37°.

Weather by month

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Commute

15k people live within 20 minutes of Madigan Army Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,510 a month within 10 miles of Madigan Army Medical Center.

Hazards

  • AVLN
  • Earthquakes
  • VLCN
  • Heat waves