The Global Ophthalmology (GO-Emory) fellowship at the Emory Eye Center partners with public health and advaocacy programs to deliver eye care, medical education, and capacity-building in Georgia and in many parts of the world.
GO-E fellows focus on goals that are unique to the poplulations they reach. Fellows develop a project and a locale based on their interests and on the public health needs of that community.
Collaborating with global partners
The following organizations have helped formulate and direct the GO-E program and actively work with the Emory Eye Center in developing current and future opportunities in the US and around the world.
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In collaboration with Emory University, the GO-Emory program partners with Addis Ababa University and their ophthalmology services. Working in under-resourced regions, GO-E fellows have provided ophthalmic care delivery, participated in resident education, and developed new strategies to improve patient access.
Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Partnering with Morehouse University, GO-E fellows staff Grady Eye Clinic, one of the busiest ophthalmic teritiary care centers in the country. Located in an economically and culturally diverse city, this clinic sees a higher than usual volume of challenging cases on a daily basis.
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
GO-Emory fellows work closely with the Rollins School of Public Health, whose partnership with the Carter Center and the CDC offer expanded access to public health collaborations around the world. Together with public health students and other Emory medical students, they participate in the Global Vision Course, a track that helps them with field research and project and strengthens their clinical practice in eye care delivery.
Partnering for better vision care
The GO-E program is always expanding its connections and partnerships with community-based and public health organizations to accomplish the goals of the program. The following organizations are among the most active partners in this effort.
- Himalayan Cataract Project (surgical outreach)
- Orbis (education, trachoma evaluations and MDAs)
- The Carter Center (trachoma evaluations and MDAs)
- The Lighthouse (community eye exams)
- Good Shepherd Mission Hospital (clinical and surgical care in Eswatini)
- Refugee Eye Care (eye care delivery to Syrian refugees in Jordan)
- Clarkston Community Health Center (monthly eye clinic in Clarkston, Georgia)
Apply for the Global Ophthalmology fellowship
Interested candidates should submit their application package to SF Match any time after July 1, with October 10 being the final deadline for consideration. The fellowship will commence the folliwing July. All GO-E candidates should anticipate having their Georgia medical license prior to the formal start of the fellowship. Fellowships start the first week of July.
Interested applicants should complete the following steps in a timely manner:
- Register at SF Match, the residency and fellowship matching service
- Submit formal application through the SF Match's Central Application System.
- Familiarize themselves with the Requirements for Foreign Medical School Graduates if appropriate
- Shortly after application submission, applicants should expect to hear from the GO-E program coordinator by email.
All questions about the Global Ophthalmology Fellowship should be addressed to Jane Kuhlenbeck, the program coordinator.