{"id":8723,"date":"2023-12-04T14:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?page_id=8723"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:33:45","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/education-programs\/ophthalmology-residency-program-2-2\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Applicants are encouraged to submit application questions and information to the below email.<br \/>\n<strong>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:Olivia.Hall@unchealth.unc.edu\">Olivia.Hall@unchealth.unc.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Office<\/strong>: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">984-974-2879<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Application Information &amp; Process<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmatch.org\/specialty\/ophthalmology-residency\/Overview\">Ophthalmology Residency Matching Program (OMP)<\/a> is sponsored by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and provides matching services via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfmatch.org\/\">San Francisco Match <\/a>(SF Match). Ophthalmology residency program applications can obtained through and submitted to the SF Match&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmatch.org\/specialty\/ophthalmology-residency\/CentralApplicationService\">Central Application Service (CAS). <\/a>Completed applications are distributed to residency programs electronically by the CAS.<\/p>\n<p>Selected applicants will be notified via email and receive an invitation for a virtual interview day. A virtual video tour of the hospital, OR, and clinic facilities will be posted on the program website when available.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Residency Application Deadline<\/strong>:<br \/>\nFriday, September 5th, 2025<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Interview dates (virtual)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNovember &#8211; December 2025<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Salaries &amp; Benefits<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/professional-education-and-services\/office-of-graduate-medical-education\/benefits-for-residents\/\">UNC Graduate Medical Education website<\/a>\u00a0for detailed information on salaries and benefits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-xs-2 col-sm-2 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P-Al9FeTfUg?si=dhRQ-fzegVrNlzSo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-xs-2 col-sm-2 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Applicants are encouraged to submit application questions and information to the below email. 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