Overview
IMO is accredited as a teaching unit to start training one ophthalmology resident per year under the national MIR programme, following a structured rotation itinerary approved by its teaching committee in February 2026.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 4 years
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 1 resident per year
- Accreditation
- Accredited teaching unit (unidad docente acreditada) for the Spanish national Ophthalmology training programme (Orden SAS/3072/2009)
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical degree (Licenciatura/Grado en Medicina); residency post obtained through the national MIR selective examination
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Spanish/EU-recognised medical degree required for MIR
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- National MIR selective examination and post allocation (Ministerio de Sanidad)
Funding
- Funding
- Salaried residency post
Official sources
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