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University of Tennessee College of Medicine Ophthalmology

Residency · Memphis, TN

Sponsored by University of Tennessee College of Medicine · Director Mary Hoehn

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Class size
5
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-2 salary
$66k2026 to 2027
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • About 48 applicants are invited to interview each year, and one year of approved PGY-1 training is required before entry.

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record · 2 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Hoang-Viet TranGeorge Washington University Medical School2 papers
  • Nikhil DaveIndiana University School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
Started 20256 on record · 4 US MD · 5 published before starting
  • William EvansUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine7 papers · 2 first author · 5 case reports
  • Hays CapeUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine5 papers · 2 first author · 4 case reports
  • Grant HilliardUT Health Science Center2 papers · 1 first author
  • Shawyon Rohani2 papers · 1 first author
  • Soman KhanDell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin2 papers · 2 case reports
  • Martina WasleyUniversity of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Started 20249 on record · 6 US MD · 8 published before starting
  • Karen ParkJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo10 papers · 2 case reports · 1 review
  • Aaishwariya GulaniUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports
  • Cole MartinDell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin5 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • David PritchettUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia5 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Emily LouieUT Health Science Center3 papers · 1 first author · 3 case reports
  • Matthew CamachoJohn A. Burns School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Carolyn Downs2 papers
  • Austin RaneyUniversity of Oklahoma College of Medicine1 paper
  • Brandon MartinBaylor College of Medicine

Training

8 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to glaucoma.

Months at each site

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Memphis)12 mo
  • Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare9 mo
  • Baptist Memorial Medical Education7 mo
  • Regional Medical Center at Memphis5 mo
  • Le Bonheur Children's Hospital2 mo
  • St Jude Children's Research Hospital1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Glaucoma Fellowship5
  • Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship4
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship4
  • Cornea And External Disease Fellowship3
  • Cornea Fellowship3
  • Retina Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • University of Tennessee College of Medicine11
  • EyeSouth Partners5
  • Kaiser Permanente3
  • AVP SEES Group2
  • Campbell Cunningham Taylor PC2
  • EyeCare Partners2

Research

75% of current residents have a paper since 2023

18 of 24, 57 papers between them

  • Ocular Oncology and Treatments
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments

People

Leadership

  • Mary HoehnProgram Director
  • Penny AsbellChair of the Department of Ophthalmology

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

Place

Summers reach 92°, winters fall to 33°. About 4 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

469k people live within 20 minutes of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Memphis) by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,120 a month within 10 miles of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Memphis).

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Heat waves
  • Earthquakes

Publishes with residents

  • Matthew WilsonOphthalmology, 5 residents
  • Benjamin KingOphthalmology, 4 residents
  • Fabliha MukitOphthalmology, 4 residents
  • Linda EspinosaOphthalmology, 2 residents