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Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following requirements by the residency appointment date:

	Graduation from a Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME)-accredited medical school in the United States or Canada
	Satisfactory completion of an approved internship in medicine or surgery
	Satisfactory completion of the USMLE, Part 3

Graduates of foreign medical schools may be considered for residency appointments if they obtain a Status Letter of Evaluation or California licensure from the Medical Board of California. Specific information regarding medical licensure is available from the Medical Board of California.

Applicants who are not United States citizens must possess an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) J-1 clinical visa to be eligible for residency training. Information about UCLA-sponsored visas is available on the UCLA Visa and Licensing Office's website. 

http://www.deans.medsch.ucla.edu/visa/avisa.html

Application Requirements
Applicants to the Ophthalmology Residency Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA must register through the Ophthalmology Matching Program (OMP). The Central Application Service (CAS), which is an automatic part of the OMP registration, distributes applications to the programs specified. Any application not received directly from the CAS cannot be considered. The Jules Stein Eye Institute Residency Selection Office must receive applications by October 12.

Applicants to the EyeSTAR Program must submit additionally an EyeSTAR Program Application along with three (3) EyeSTAR Program Evaluation Forms and letters of recommendation. These should be sent directly to the Jules Stein Eye Institute EyeSTAR Program following the instructions on the forms. The program coordinator must receive all CAS applications by October 12 and supplemental application materials by November 1.

Interviews
Applicants selected for personal interviews with members of the Resident Selection Committee are notified by phone starting October 30.
Interviews will be scheduled (without exception) on the following dates:

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