AUPO champions an academic ophthalmology community to promote and advocate for excellence in ophthalmic education, professional development, research, and clinical care.

The AUPO Program Directors Council (PDC) is hosting a 90-minute webinar, Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Resources for Surgical Teaching in Ophthalmology, on Thursday, July 31, 5:00 PM (PDT) / 6:00 PM (MDT) / 7:00 PM (CDT) / 8:00 PM (EDT). 

This session is ideal for Program Directors, Directors of Medical Student Education, along with other faculty members involved in surgical teaching. Please share with others in your department who may benefit. The webinar will present useful resources for teaching surgical techniques to residents and medical students: developing a wet lab, creating curriculum, optimizing the use of online resources, surgical simulators, and more.

Moderator: Jennifer Lindsey, MD
Presenters: Jeff Goshe, MD; Travis Rumery, DO; Jonathan Lu, MD; Pavlina Kemp, MD; Rob Swan, MD; Sameen Meshkin, MD; and Dan Knoch, MD

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