For general information about the Affiliated Residency Programs, please contact Jamie Lindsay at jll467@drexel.edu.
- For specific program information, please contact the individual Program Supervisors listed below directly or
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Submit letter of intent, current CV, optometry program transcript, official NBEO scores and three letters of recommendation to each desired site through ORMatch.
Application is through the . ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ for the ORMS Matching Service online at
Applicants must have attained the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree from a school or college accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE), have passed all parts of National Boards and be licensed or license-eligible prior to beginning the program on July 1.
The affiliated residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education () of the American Optometric Association (AOA).
ACOE Contact Info:
Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Suite 301
St. Louis, MO 63141
Website:
Email address: accredit@theacoe.org
Phone number: 800.365.2219
VA Sites
| Program | 2024-25 Residency Stipends |
Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore VAMC Eye Clinic Baltimore, MD 21201 |
$50,582 | Adam LePosa, OD | 410.605.7230 | Adam.Leposa@va.gov |
| Erie VAMC – Optometry Erie, PA 16504 |
$42,167 | Delia Landy, OD | 814.861.8661 Ext. 3275 |
delia.groshek@gmail.com |
| Wilmington VAMC – Optometry Wilmington, DE 19805 |
$48,807 (24-25) | Rajni Acharya, OD |
302.994.2511 |
Rajni.Acharya@va.gov |
| Wilkes-Barre VAMC – Optometry Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 |
see VA website | Jennifer Price, OD | 570.824.3521 Ext. 7503 |
Jennifer.Price@va.gov |
| James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital – Optometry Tampa, FL 33612 |
$44,477 (24-25); |
Chung To, OD | 813.972.2000 Ext. 2474 |
Chung.To@va.gov |
non-va sites
| Program | 2024-25 Residency Stipends |
Contact | Phone # | |
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| Seidenberg-Protzko Eye Assoc. Havre de Grace, MD 21078 |
$50,000 (25-26) |
Daniel Byron, OD |
410.939.6477 |
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Omni Eye Specialists |
13-month residency: $37,916 |
Jazzmon Nguedjo, OD |
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Omni Eye Services, NJ |
$46,943 (13 months) +mileage reimbursement Note: this program has a Non-Compete Clause which must be signed as part of the residency contract |
Melanne Rosetta, OD |
732.750.0400 |
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Virginia Eye Consultants, Norfolk, VA 23502 |
$65,000 (13 months) |
Katherine Rachon, OD |
757.622.2200 |
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Newsom Eye |
$45,000 annual +$3,000 stipend for CE travel reimbursement |
Eric Fazio, OD |
813.908.2020 |
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| Mid-Atlantic Cornea Consultants York, PA 17403 | $55,016 | Sarah Bell, OD | 717.650.6148 | |
| Rochester Regional Health/Reed Eye Pittsford, NY 14534 |
$60,000 (25-26) | Mark Parsons, OD | 585.249.8300 | markparsons422@gmail.com |
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The Vision Institute at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
$50,000 (24-25) | Ellen Butts, OD | 412.647.2152 | buttsem@upmc.edu |
| Vistar Eye Center Roanoke, VA 24018 |
$40,000 | Kristen Piery, OD | 540.855.5100 | kpiery@vistareye.com Website TBD |