Medical Retina Fellowship

Overview

Medical retina fellowship within the Iowa retina service, with retina imaging rounds and inherited eye disease 'Stone rounds'.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

Not stated on official page

Start

1 July (orientation); runs 1 July-30 June

Positions

1 per year

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Not stated on official page

International applicants

Institution policyGraduates of non-US/Canadian schools eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted US licence, or Fifth Pathway); visa trainees accepted at programme discretion

Visa support

Institution policyAcceptable visas: J-1 (ECFMG), J-2 with EAD, H-1B, H-4 with EAD, E-3 (Australian citizens), F-1 OPT (first residency year only); no department is required to accept visa trainees; J-1 requires USMLE Steps 1-2 passed, H-1B requires Steps 1-3 passed before offer

Licence requirement

Must be licensed in Iowa by 30 June before start

How to apply

Deadline

1 September

Application method

SF Match CAS (personal statement and 3 letters)

Funding

Funding

Institution policySalaried on UI Health Care GME stipend scale 2026-27: PGY-4 $80,800; PGY-5 $84,100; PGY-6 $87,300; PGY-7 $92,100 (PGY-1 $71,100)

Official sources