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ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 61.1401 - 61.1499.

What ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Coursework for ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.6 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set emphasized by a ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.5 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.5 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.4 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.4 / 7
Processing Information	4.3 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.3 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.2 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution	Medical software	—
IOS Health Systems Medios EHR	Medical software	—
Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR	Medical software	—
HealthFusion MediTouch	Medical software	—
Ophthalmic imaging software	Analytical or scientific software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
Allscripts PM	Medical software	—
simplifyMD	Medical software	—
WRSHealth EMR	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Ophthalmic Surgeon
• Medical Doctor (MD)
• Glaucoma Specialist
• Clinical Ophthalmologist
• Physician
• Oculoplastic Specialist
• Ophthalmologist
• Retina Specialist
• Ophthalmologist Specialist
• Cornea Specialist
• Vitreoretinal Disease Physician
• Ophthalmology Physician
• Refractive Surgeon
• Surgical Ophthalmologist
• Neuro-Ophthalmologist

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	34.6%
Doctoral degree	21.8%
Master’s degree	11.8%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	9.3%
First professional degree	9.3%
Postsecondary certificate	7.5%
Bachelor’s degree	4.1%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.5%
Post-master’s certificate	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Residency Programs	—
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	—
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.