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Young Ophthalmologists

Beyond Residency: YO Life After Training

Invited
Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Venue: Meeting Rooms 4-6
Session Code: SY-4
Session Type: Symposium
This Young Ophthalmologists (YO) session offers practical guidance on career path selection and practice management. Join experienced peers and mentors as they discuss the realities of navigating the early years of post-residency and making critical professional choices both in the academe and in private practice.
Topics
1. Introduction
Time: 08:30 AM - 08:35 AM | Duration: 5 mins
2. FOCUS Research Hacks: From Requirement to Reputation "Designing Residency Training-Doable Research"
Time: 08:35 AM - 09:05 AM | Duration: 30 mins
3. FOCUS Research Hacks: From Requirement to Reputation
Time: 08:35 AM - 09:05 AM | Duration: 30 mins
4. Q&A
Time: 09:05 AM - 09:10 AM | Duration: 10 mins
5. DECIDE The Fellowship Question: Strategy, Not Pressure "Growing Beyond Borders as a First-Generation Ophthalmologist"
Time: 09:10 AM - 09:25 AM | Duration: 15 mins
6. Q&A
Time: 09:25 AM - 09:30 AM | Duration: 5 mins
7. BUILD Practice by Design: Building Smart, Ethical, Sustainable Work
Time: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Duration: 30 mins
8. BUILD Practice by Design: Building Smart, Ethical, Sustainable Work
Time: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Duration: 30 mins
9. BUILD Practice by Design: Building Smart, Ethical, Sustainable Work
Time: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Duration: 30 mins
10. Panel Q&A and Discussion
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Duration: 30 mins