IFOS/ICO International Fellowship:

Directory 3: Australia/Melbourne

Chairman:

Dr. Robert Grogan
Executive Director of Clinical Services

Institution address:

Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital
32 Gisborne Street
East Melbourne, Victoria 3002
Australia
Tel. +61 3 9929 8570
Fax.+61 3 9963 7203
Email. rgrogan@rveeh.vic.gov.au
Website. www.rveeh.vic.gov.au

Characteristics of institution:

Number of beds	45
Outpatients per year	90,000
Surgery per year	11,000
Ambulatory	6,200
Patients hospitalized/year	11,800
Consultations per year	126,000
In hospitalized patients	NA

Staff:

Fulltime medical and surgical ophthalmologists:	84 part- time 20.5 full-time
Fulltime ophthalmologists in training:	36 incl. Senior registrars and fellows

Subspecialities:

Cornea and External Disease; Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Ocular motility; Ophthalmic Oncology; Surgical Retina and Vitreous; Orbit, Lids and Lacrimal, Ocular Immunology

Special strengths:

all the above

Regular teaching events:

9 hours per week

Special events:

Corneal Journal Club; Fluorescein Angiography Tutorials; Grand rounds, Ophthalmic Pathology Tutorials; Radiology Conference

Intensive training:

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea & External Diseases
Glaucoma
Medical and/or surgical Retina
Cataract-Surgery
Ophthalmic Oncology

Other offers:

Orbit, lids and lacrimal; Strabismus; Ocular immunology

Language:

English

Comments:

English must be TOEFL score of 6.5 (7.0 is preferred) or equivalent in IELTS

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For other institutions, click on the names in Directory 1: Nations, Cities and Chairs of Departments (alphabetically)

Also see: Directory of Fellowships 2: Alphabetically by Last Name of Fellowship Host