Ophthalmology (OPHTHALMOL)
Course List
OPHTHALMOL 130.01A CIEx - Ophthalmology Elective - VAMC-SF (1.5-3 Units)
Instructor(s): Bryan Winn
Instructor(s): Bryan Winn
This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. In this Ophthalmology elective, students will have opportunities to recognize common diagnoses in ophthalmology practice, observe common procedures, and compose treatment plans for these common conditions.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 130.01B CIEx - Ophthalmology Elective - UCSF Mission Bay (1.5-3 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. In this Ophthalmology elective, students will have opportunities to recognize common diagnoses in ophthalmology practice, observe common procedures, and compose treatment plans for these common conditions.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 140.01A Advanced Ophthalmology Clkshp (3-6 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
This is a clinical sub internship in ophthalmology at a UCSF site (Mission Bay). Students will be expected to work up and present patients, and also attend surgery and postoperative clinics. Students should enroll in either 140.01A or 140.06 for their ophthalmology sub internship.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 140.02A Off-Campus Clerkship (3-6 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Clinical clerkship in approved outside hospitals by special arrangement and approval by the dean and the chairperson of the department. Students will do a clinical elective in ophthalmology. They will be expected to work up and present patients, and attend surgery and postoperative clinics
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? Yes
OPHTHALMOL 140.02B Off-Campus Clerkship (3-6 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Clinical clerkship in approved outside hospitals by special arrangement and approval by the dean and chairperson of the department.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? Yes
OPHTHALMOL 140.05 Ophthalmology for Primary Care (3 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
This two-week ophthalmology elective is designed to enhance students' skills in eye exams and understanding of ocular conditions. Students will work with preceptors in outpatient clinics and the OR, gaining hands-on experience and direct teaching. The curriculum includes online modules on red eye, vision loss, and systemic disease manifestations. A self-directed slit lamp module with instructional video and model eye practice is also included.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 140.06 Advanced Ophthalmology Clerkship (3-6 Units)
Instructor(s): Bryan Winn, Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Bryan Winn, Neeti Parikh
This is a clinical sub internship in ophthalmology at the VA. Students will be expected to work up and present patients, and also attend surgery and postoperative clinics. Students should enroll in either OPHTHALMOL 140.06 or OPHTHALMOL 140.01A for their ophthalmology sub internship (should not enroll in both).
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 140.07 Advanced Ophthalmology Clerkship - Oculoplastics (6 Units)
Instructor(s): Bryan Winn
Instructor(s): Bryan Winn
This sub-internship in Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery at UCSF Mission Bay immerses students in outpatient and surgical care alongside attendings, fellows, and residents. Students will learn the oculoplastic exam, evaluate patients with eyelid, lacrimal, and orbital disorders, and develop management plans. The rotation provides exposure to reconstructive and aesthetic eyelid surgery, orbital procedures, and multidisciplinary care along side ENT, dermatology and neurosurgery.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 150.02 Research in Ophthalmology (3-18 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
A research project under the direction of a member of the faculty carried out in the Department of Ophthalmology.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? Yes
OPHTHALMOL 160.01 Introduction to Clinical Ophthalmology (1 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Faculty from the Department of Ophthalmology are invited to give lectures. Students will gain knowledge of common and uncommon eye problems that may be seen in internal medicine, family practice, the emergency room, the ophthalmologist's office and in an ophthalmology operating room. Students will gain an appreciation of the clinical and surgical duties of an ophthalmologist and learn about the various subspecialties and career paths in Ophthalmology.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? No
OPHTHALMOL 198 Supervised Study (1-9 Units)
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Instructor(s): Neeti Parikh
Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.
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- School: Medicine
- Department: Ophthalmology
- May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
- Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
- Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
- Graduate Division course: No
- Is this a web-based online course? No
- Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
- May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
- Repeat course for credit? Yes