The center’s facility was made possible thanks to a transformative $10 million gift from Dr. McKnight Vision Research Center on the Miller School campus. Nasser Ibrahim Al-Rashid Orbital Vision Center located in the Evelyn F.

Much of the MVSIO program takes place within the Dr.

The inaugural class includes medical doctors with degrees from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine Universidad Iberoamerica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tripoli University, Libya and Alexandria University, Egypt. This August, five students will begin the two-year MVSIO program. Miller School of Medicine, it is committed to improving sight, preventing blindness and advancing ophthalmic knowledge. As the department of ophthalmology at the University of Miami Leonard M. The interdisciplinary program focuses on science and laboratory research, research management, and administrative skills to sharpen the critical thinking and communication expertise essential for careers within the realm of ophthalmology.īascom Palmer is internationally recognized as an outstanding teaching, research and patient care center, and its training programs are among the best in the world. Led by Bascom Palmer’s world-class faculty and supported by leading-edge technology, the goal of the unique MVSIO degree is to educate the next generation of global leaders in ophthalmology, including clinicians and vision researchers. This innovative program offers comprehensive training in ophthalmic translational research, problem-based learning, management and a skill set available only at Bascom Palmer. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - the global leader in eye care, vision research and ophthalmology education - is pleased to launch the world’s first Master’s degree in Vision Science and Investigative Ophthalmology (MVSIO).

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