Ophthalmology
Postdoctoral Research Training Program
The goal of the Postdoctoral Research Program at Mass Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear is to oversee the training of fellows (PhD, MD, or MD, PhD) who have chosen to conduct research in the laboratories of any of our faculty.
While you conduct full-time research under the guidance of a chosen mentor, an assigned advisor and members of the Training Committee (chaired by Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, and Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD) will follow your progress to optimize the training experience. Instruction and guidance in Responsible Conduct of Research and a range of “soft skills” (e.g. work-life balance, grant writing, time management, etc.) is provided.
While you conduct full-time research under the guidance of a chosen mentor, an assigned advisor and members of the Training Committee (chaired by Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, and Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD) will follow your progress to optimize the training experience. Instruction and guidance in Responsible Conduct of Research and a range of “soft skills” (e.g. work-life balance, grant writing, time management, etc.) is provided.
Program Details
To oversee fellows (PhD, MD, or MD/PhD) who have chosen to conduct research in the laboratories of any of our faculty, and provide advice, support, and learning opportunities.
Once enrolled in the program, you are required to:
- Complete at least one full year of research work under the guidance of a Mass Eye and Ear faculty member
- Give at least one research presentation to your peers and faculty at the Trainees’ Work-in-Progress Seminar in the first year. After that, you are required to present once every two years
- Attend at least 75% of the Work-in-Progress Seminars per year
- Attend at least 80% of the lectures at the Molecular Bases of Eye Diseases Course during the first year
- Attend at least 4, one-hour-long sessions on the Responsible Conduct of Research at Mass Eye and Ear and 1, four-hour-long session on Partners’ Responsible Conduct of Research
This is an internal training program available to all Ophthalmology Research Fellows who have already joined a laboratory of one of our faculty mentors.
To enroll in the Postdoctoral Research Training Program at Mass Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, you must complete and provide the following:
To enroll in the Postdoctoral Research Training Program at Mass Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, you must complete and provide the following:
- Preceptor Cover Letter
- New Hire Form
- Affirmative Action Form
- CV
- Academic Profile Form
