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ophthalmology residency/fellowship programs

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 built 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	—
Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE	Medical software	—
CareCloud Central	Medical software	—
Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR	Medical software	—
Ophthalmic imaging software	Analytical or scientific software	—
EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR	Medical software	—
Kareo Practice Management	Medical software	—
eClinicalWorks EHR software	Medical software	—
IOS Health Systems Medios EHR	Medical software	—
Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management	Medical software	—

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

Sample Job Titles

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

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

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	CIP Code
Medical Residency Programs	61
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.03
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.04
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.01
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.05
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.06
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.07
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.08
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.09
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	61.99
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	61.00
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	61.02

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.