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3. Program Rankings

Q16: How many total first-year positions are there?

As of January 15, 2003, FREIDA Online lists 121 Ophthalmology Programs in the US, for a total of 438 first-year positions (PGY-2). This number has been decreasing slightly every year.

Q17: What are the top ophthalmology residency programs overall?

BEST OVERALL PROGRAMS 2001
1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	6. (tie) Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University University of Wisconsin-Madison Duke University Eye Center Washington University, St. Louis W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan
2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami
3. University of Iowa	7. (tie) New York University/Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital University of California, San Francisco Doheny Eye Institute/USC
4. Wills Eye Hospital	8. (tie) Scheie Eye Institute/University of Pennsylvania Emory University New York Eye & Ear Infirmary New England Eye Center/Tufts University
5. Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA

from Ophthalmology Times 26(21):64-67. November 1, 2001
http://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/ophthalmologytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=2185

BEST OVERALL PROGRAMS 2002
1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	4. (tie) University of Wisconsin-Madison Jules Stein Eye Hospital/UCLA
2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami	6. Wills Eye Hospital
3. University of Iowa	7. (tie) Doheny Eye Institute/USC Duke University Eye Center Emory University New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

from Ophthalmology Times, October 15, 2002
http://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/ophthalmologytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=34703

BEST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS 2001
1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	6. Emory University
2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami	7. (tie) University of California, San Francisco W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan Doheny Eye Institute/USC
3. Wills Eye Hospital
4. University of Iowa	8. (tie) Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University Moran Eye Center/University of Utah
5. Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA

from Ophthalmology Times 26(21):64-67. November 1, 2001

BEST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS 2002
1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	6. University of California-San Francisco
2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami	7. University of Wisconsin-Madison
3. University of Iowa	8. (tie) Cullen Eye Institute/Baylor University Doheny Eye Institute/USC New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
4. Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA
5. Wills Eye Hospital

from Ophthalmology Times, October 15, 2002

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Hospitals in this specialty are ranked by reputation among board-certified physicians. The hospitals listed were named by at least 3 percent of the specialists responding to U.S. News surveys conducted in each of the past three years.

US NEWS 2001

Rank	Hospital	Reputational score
1	Johns Hopkins Hospital (Wilmer Eye Institute), Baltimore	71.2%
2	University of Miami (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute)	64.6%
3	Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia	57.0%
4	Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston	40.0%
5	UCLA Medical Center (Jules Stein Eye Institute), Los Angeles	30.3%
6	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City	19.3%
7	USC University Hospital (Doheny Eye Institute), Los Angeles	10.3%
8	Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.	8.3%
9	Emory University Hospital, Atlanta	8.0%
10	University of California, San Francisco Medical Center	6.6%
11	Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.	6.3%
12	New York Eye and Ear Infirmary	6.1%
13	Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Washington University), St. Louis	5.8%
14	Cleveland Clinic	5.4%
15	Methodist Hospital (Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor), Houston	3.9%
16	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison	3.7%
17	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Scheie Eye Institute), Philadelphia	3.6%

from US and News World Report Best Hospitals 2001

''Reputational score'' is the percentage of specialists who named the hospital. Rounding may produce apparent ties.

US NEWS 2002

Rank	Hospital	Reputational score
1	Johns Hopkins Hospital (Wilmer Eye Institute), Baltimore	72.0
2	University of Miami (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute)	68.5
3	Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia	53.3
4	Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston	40.1
5	UCLA Medical Center (Jules Stein Eye Institute), Los Angeles	33.1
6	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City	20.7
7	USC University Hospital (Doheny Eye Institute), Los Angeles	10.9
8	Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.	8.7
9	Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.	8.5
10	Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Washington University), St. Louis	8.5
11	Cleveland Clinic	7.1
12	New York Eye and Ear Infirmary	6.9
13	Emory University Hospital, Atlanta	6.4
14	University of California, San Francisco Medical Center	5.8
15	Methodist Hospital (Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor), Houston	4.9
16	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Scheie Eye Institute), Philadelphia	4.3
17	University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago	4.1
18	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison	3.5
19	Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital (NYU), New York	3.3

from US and News World Report Best Hospitals 2002, click here

Q18: What are the top ophthalmology research programs?

BEST RESEARCH PROGRAMS 2001
1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	6. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami
2. Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA	7. University of Wisconsin-Madison
3. Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University	8. Scheie Eye Institute/University of Pennsylvania
4. University of Iowa	9. W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan
5. Washington University, St. Louis	10. Doheny Eye Institute/USC

from Ophthalmology Times 26(21):64-67. November 1, 2001

BEST RESEARCH PROGRAMS 2002
1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	6. (tie) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami University of Iowa
2. Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA
3. Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University	8. University of Wisconsin-Madison
4. Scheie Eye Institute/University of Pennsylvania	9. Duke University Eye Center
5. University of Wisconsin, Madison	10. Doheny Eye Institute/USC

from Ophthalmology Times, October 15, 2002

Q19: What are the top ophthalmology clinical programs?

BEST CLINICAL (PATIENT CARE) PROGRAMS 2001
1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami	6. (tie) Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan
2. Wills Eye Hospital
3. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University	7. Emory University
4. University of Iowa
	8. Doheny Eye Institute/USC
5. Duke University Eye Center

from Ophthalmology Times 26(21):64-67. November 1, 2001

BEST CLINICAL (PATIENT CARE) PROGRAMS 2002
1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami	6. Duke University Eye Center
2. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University
3. Wills Eye Hospital	7. (tie) Emory University University of Wisconsin, Madison
4. University of Iowa
	9. (tie) Doheny Eye Institute/USC W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan
5. Jules Stein Hospital/UCLA

from Ophthalmology Times, October 15, 2002

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