Academic Programs
Medical Student Program
The UC Davis Eye Center is dedicated to providing outstanding instruction in both clinical ophthalmology and research to medical students.
We offer medical students the opportunity to work with highly skilled clinicians and surgeons, who are at the forefront of groundbreaking work in Ophthalmology.
A two-week rotation — Course includes a foundation in ocular disease diagnosis, medical and surgical management relevant to the clinical practice of medicine in all specialties, including students who will enter the fields of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and emergency medicine.
A four-week rotation — Prerequisite is that students should have met the surgical specialty clerkship requirements for fourth year students. This rotation provides more in-depth exposure to the practice of both comprehensive and subspecialties of ophthalmology in a tertiary care center, including neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, diseases of the cornea, glaucoma, oculoplastics, uveitis (inflammatory diseases of the eye), and retina. This rotation is open to all students and is also recommended for students planning to enter the field of ophthalmology.
Research in Ophthalmology -- Course duration will be determined. This rotation is 100% research and must have the consent of the instructor. The rotation consists of individual research on selected topics in optics, visual psychophysics, clinical ophthalmology, or basic research relevant to ophthalmology. This rotation is open to all students and is also recommended to students planning to enter the field of ophthalmology.
Orientation begins at the beginning of every two weeks. To enroll please contact VaShon Elmer at vrelmer@health.ucdavis.edu.
Our Team
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Jeffrey Ma, M.D.
Medical Student Program Director
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science -
Vashon Elmer
Medical Student Program Coordinator
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science
vrelmer@health.ucdavis.edu
Our academic health center includes
UC Davis Medical Center and Rehabilitation Hospital
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
What to Expect
Events
Our continuing education provides top-tier learning opportunities that improve clinical skills and professional performance to optimize patient eye care.
Grand Rounds
Each year, the UC Davis Eye Center provides a series of Grand Rounds designed to provide the community and our region with high-quality continuing medical education in each subspecialty of ophthalmology.
Napa Eye Symposium
Earn continuing medical education credit at the annual Napa Eye Symposium which showcases a clinically oriented update for all ophthalmology specialties.
Resident, Fellow and Alumni Research Symposium
Earn continuing medical education credit at the annual Resident, Fellow and Alumni Research Symposium, where residents and fellows present their ophthalmology research projects to alumni, volunteer clinical faculty, ophthalmologists and the community.
Center for Vision Science Symposium
Each year, the Center for Vision Science hosts a one-day symposium dedicated to basic and translational science in vision at UC Davis.
