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The residency training program incorporates the resources of five major
medical centers in Los Angeles. They are the Jules Stein Eye Institute
at UCLA, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center and
the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Centers at Sepulveda and
West Los Angeles. Every resident has exposure to each medical center during
the course of training, thereby ensuring clinical experience with a wide
range of problems and patient populations.
Jules
Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
The Jules Stein Eye Institute, including the Doris Stein Eye Research Center
and the UCLA School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, constitute
a comprehensive center dedicated to the preservation of vision and prevention
of blindness through education in ophthalmology, the care of patients with
eye diseases and research in the vision sciences. Located on the UCLA campus,
the Institute includes two core multistoried structures, the Jules Stein
Eye Institute and the Doris Stein Eye Research Center, joined by a ground-level
conference center. The combined structures provide over 190,000 square
feet of functional space to accommodate the Institute's diverse activities
and technologically advanced facilities.
The Jules Stein Eye Institute serves patients with all categories of
eye disorders and visual system diseases. Ophthalmologists representing
every ophthalmic subspecialty, and numerous basic science investigators
are members of the full-time faculty at the Jules Stein Eye Institute.
Additionally, members of the clinical faculty volunteer their professional
services, participating in teaching, research and patient care programs
of the UCLA Department of Ophthalmology.
Los
Angeles County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
The Los Angeles County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center is a 730-bed general
medical care facility operating under an agreement between the County Board
of Supervisors and the Regents of the University. Located south of Los
Angeles in the community of Torrance, the Center has designated outpatient,
inpatient and surgical facilities for ophthalmology services. While all
ophthalmic subspecialties are represented, congenital and acquired pediatric
problems, corneal and retinal disease and ocular trauma are the special
focus of treatment and research.
Los
Angeles County Olive View/UCLA Medical Center
The Los Angeles County Olive View/UCLA Medical Center is 350-bed general
medical care facility operating under an agreement between the County Board
of Supervisors and the Regents of the University. It is located in Sylmar,
just north of Los Angeles in the northern portion of the San Fernando Valley.
The Division of Ophthalmology occupies specifically designated outpatient,
inpatient and surgical facilities. A wide range of acute ocular disease
is encountered in the Eye Clinic. Particular emphasis is given to neuro-ophthalmology,
cataract surgery and vitreoretinal disease.
West
Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center
The West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center is a major
medical facility near the UCLA Medical Center. Administered by a Chief
and Associate Chief of Ophthalmology, the Ophthalmology Section has a large
staff of volunteer clinical faculty who supervise subspecialty clinics
in addition to the general ophthalmology clinic. They are supported by
an ophthalmic nurse, ophthalmic technician and ophthalmic photographer,
as well as clerical personnel. Outpatient clinics are modern, well furnished
and fully equipped. Operating facilities and equipment are available for
all types of ophthalmic surgery. West Los Angeles Veterans Administration
Medical Center is a regional referral center for complicated vitreoretinal
surgical cases from other VA facilities throughout the southwestern United
States.
Sepulveda
Veterans Administration Medical Center
The Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, centrally located
in the San Fernando Valley district of Los Angeles, is an active general
medical center with a 548-bed capacity. Under the supervision of a Chief
of Ophthalmology and a large group of volunteer clinical faculty, ophthalmology
residents provide general ophthalmic patient care in a newly built outpatient
clinic, as well as in specifically designated inpatient and surgical areas.
Residents also acquire extensive experience in the areas of retinal disease,
glaucoma, cornea external ocular diseases, and ophthalmic plastic surgery.
UCLA
and Affiliate Hospitals Information
Residency Training Program
(310) 206-6138
residencytraining@jsei.ucla.edu
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