Huffman & Huffman Eye Care

Huffman & Huffman Eye Care
Ocular Disease Residency
London, KY
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Program Overview

The ocular disease residency program at Huffman and Huffman is a multi-office, co-management based program that provides experience in both anterior and posterior segment ocular disease. The program also offers experience in laser procedures of the anterior segment and specialty contact lenses. Huffman and Huffman provides primary, secondary and tertiary eye care, as the practice often functions as a referral center providing medical and surgical eye care services. Huffman and Huffman has a team of optometrists and ophthalmologists who specialize in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, cornea, glaucoma, and many ocular diseases. The resident will spend time with each of these services, enhancing their clinical abilities in the diagnosis, treatment and management of various ocular conditions, while also learning to perform various optometric laser procedures. Residents will have an opportunity to work with optometry students and be involved in grand rounds. Each resident will be expected to complete a case presentation. Writing a publishable article is not required, but will be encouraged.

ACOE Accreditation Status
The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) has granted Huffman & Huffman Eye Care Ocular Disease Residency the accreditation status of “Accredited.”
Accredited is a classification granted to an educational program indicating that the program generally meets the Standards for accreditation. For more information, see the ACOE’s website at www.theACOE.org or contact the ACOE at accredit@theacoe.org.

Program Length: 53-56 weeks

Typical Weekly Hours and After-Hours Responsibilities: 42.5 weekly hours and on-call approximately one weekend/month once credentialed with insurances

Application Materials:
To apply, please send a letter of intent, CV, transcripts and letters of recommendation directly to ORMatch.
Application Deadline: January 31
Number of Positions: 1

Program Goals

Requirements for Residency Completion

Upon completion of the program, residents should have developed exceptional skills in the clinical treatment and management of advanced ocular conditions. The following is an overview of the requirements which need to be fulfilled in order to graduate our program:

1. Resident must follow the guidelines laid out in this document, the Huffman & Huffman Residency Manual & Code of Conduct, and the Huffman & Huffman Clinical Standards of Care
2. Resident must regularly submit their “Resident Clinic Activity Logs” and “Resident Alternative Activity Logs,” keeping them up-to-date
3. Resident must submit evaluations on time, including the “Quarterly Resident Evaluation of the Program, Supervising Doctors, & Coordinators” and the “Annual Resident Evaluation of the Program, Supervising Doctors, & Coordinators”
4. Resident must have a large number of documented patient encounters
5. Residents must display growth and proficiency in the treatment and management of common anterior and posterior segment ocular disease conditions
6. Resident must attend and lead the monthly journal club
7. Resident must participate in a grand round presentation, i.e., Residents Day at KYCO/UK
8. Resident must submit a poster/paper to a regional or national society, i.e., American Academy of Optometry
9. Resident must obtain a minimum of 20 hours continuing education, i.e., KOA/AAO

Application & Selection Process

To be considered for an interview for the HHEC ocular disease residency position, the applicant must have and submit the following: competitive GPA from an accredited college of optometry, college of optometry transcript, at least three letters of recommendation, letter of interest, CV, US citizenship and eligibility for Kentucky state optometric license. To be eligible for admission to the program, it is required that the applicant chosen must have attained the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree from a school or college of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education prior to matriculation.

Once an application is received on ORMatch, it is reviewed by the program’s co-coordinators. One of the program’s residency coordinators extends invitations for in-person interviews to promising candidates. Applicants are asked a series of questions, which will be standard across all interviews in a given year. When interviews are complete, the candidate is ranked on motivation, critical thinking, social skills, teamwork, leadership, self-awareness, and overall fit. The co-coordinators also provide an assessment of the applicant’s clinical case study response, along with any general comments.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, HHEC has decided to first extend an invitation for an online interview, consisting of predetermined questions. The candidates are narrowed down further, and the most desirable candidates are invited to an in-person second interview at HHEC to help assess potential rapport. Finally, the co-coordinators scale candidates considering board scores, optometry school GPA, letters of recommendation, the applicant’s description of the clinical case presented in the interview, the remaining interview, and rapport, which are weighted 15%, 15%, 15%, 10%, 20%, 25%, respectively. The program’s co-coordinators rank the applicants based on their overall score. The resident is selected and notified on ORMatch.

In summary, candidates must meet these requirements: 

• Application information sent to OR Match website
• Interview with program director, coordinator, and/or faculty
• O.D. degree from a school or college accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
• Competitive GPA
• Eligible for a Kentucky state optometric license

Salary and Benefits

• $40,000
• Insurance: Health and Life
• Full liability coverage
• Travel allowance
• Annual vacation/sick leave/professional development

Please contact the Program Coordinators, Dr. Sarah Huffman and Dr. Hannah Huffman, or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Eilene Kinzer.

It is the policy of Huffman & Huffman Eye Care to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Huffman & Huffman Eye Care prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.