Residency & Post-Graduate Clinical Education

Post-graduate residency programs prepare optometrists for careers in clinical practice and professional education. Programs begin in July, pay monthly stipends, and award Certificates of Completion. The Optometry Residency Matching Service (ORMS) and the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) are important resources if you apply for a residency. If you have any questions about any of our residency programs please contact Vinita Henry, O.D., Director of Residency Programs. Please download the Residency Brochure. All programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).

Residency Programs

Residency programs prepare graduates for careers in clinical practice and clinical education. Programs begin in July, pay monthly stipends, and award Certificates of Completion. Residency programs available are:

-College of Optometry Residency Programs

1. Pediatric Optometry / Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation
2. Cornea and Contact Lenses
   

-Affiliated Residency Programs

1. Pediatric Optometry at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics - Kansas City
2. Ocular Disease/Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Kansas City VA Medical Center
3. Primary Care/Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center
   
4. Primary Care and Geriatric Optometry at the St. Louis VA Medical Center

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Fellowship Program

Combined Postgraduate Clinical Fellowship and M.S. in Vision Science
If you have any questions about our combined program, please contact Carl Bassi, Ph.D., Director of the Graduate Program.