Residency Manual

Selection of Residents

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A. Selection Committees A Selection Committee is designated by each Resident Program Supervisor. It is composed of on-site faculty or other appropriate health care personnel. Selection Process The Supervisor (and/or program specific Selection Committee) screens all completed applications and determines which of the candidates will be invited for an interview. Applicants are encouraged to have completed boards, with results, prior to the match. When feasible and program dependent, all candidates may be scheduled to appear before the Selection Committee on the same day. The process is typically composed of an interview and tour of the facilities, and may include questions relating to clinical thought processes. If interviews are done virtually, applicants will be asked to sign a non-recording agreement ( Appendix T ) Appendix B in the Manual of Procedures is an example of a generic interview form. B. D. Requirements for SUNY Residency programs: Veteran Administration/Military Based Program: *United States Citizen (unless a Without Compensation position at the VA) *OD degree from an Accreditation Council on Optometric Education accredited school or college of optometry *Successful completion of Parts 1, 2, 3 with TMOD of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry * Licensure before completion (June 30) of the VA residency SUNY Optometry/BronxCare Health System/Fromer Eye Centers/Atlantic Eye Physicians/EyeCare Associates/Flaum Institute based programs: * OD degree from an Accreditation Council on Optometric Education accredited school or college of optometry * All residents are required to provide, on the first day of work, written documentation that they have authorization to work in the United States * Successful completion of Parts 1, 2, 3 with TMOD of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry * Must be eligible for State Licensure (state(s) where residency program is based) by July 1 program start date *Combined Residency/Graduate Program must also meet graduate program requirements. Note: Applicants are encouraged to have completed boards with results prior to ORMatch. C. ORMatch The program supervisor submits candidate ranking to ORMatch.

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