Education
Training the Next Generation of Ophthalmologists
The Proctor Foundation offers Clinical Fellowship Training and Research Fellowship Training. We are very proud of our fellowship programs and our outstanding fellows.
Welcome & Program Goals
Welcome to the University of California San Francisco Department of Ophthalmology and Proctor Foundation. We are very proud of our fellowship programs and outstanding fellows. We train fellows in cornea and uveitis. We place high priority on the training of our clinical and research fellows, committed to fostering the careers of the next generation of ophthalmologists, educators, and clinician-scientists. Many have gone on to obtain their top choice position in academia, industry, or ophthalmic practice. In concert with our residency program, we strive to train the future leaders in ophthalmology.
Within each fellowship, the objectives are to train outstanding ophthalmologists in the subspecialty area of their choosing by exposing fellows to a wide variety of expert clinical and surgical approaches for complex and more straightforward ophthalmic diseases. Fellows are provided close and dedicated mentorship with faculty and co-mentors with an eye towards career pathway development, and are exposed to research opportunities in order to hone skills needed as lifelong learners.
Clinical Fellowships
One-year fellowships providing outstanding clinical and surgical training, exposure to diverse faculty, unique research opportunities, and a complex patient population.
Clinical Fellowship
Cornea / External Disease Fellowship
The Proctor Foundation and UCSF have a long tradition of training clinicians in the art of medical and surgical cornea. With outstanding clinical and surgical training, exposure to diverse faculty, unique research opportunities, and a complex patient population, our fellows finish well equipped to manage complex medical and surgical cornea and uveitis. Our fellows successfully compete for positions in academia and private practice.
Clinical Fellowship
Uveitis Fellowship
A 1-year uveitis fellowship providing clinical training in all aspects of uveitis, including uveitic cataract surgery and medical management with immunosuppression. Fellows learn how to diagnose and manage diverse uveitic conditions, with an approximately even split between conditions primarily affecting the anterior and posterior segment. Our fellows successfully compete for positions in academia and private practice.
Research Fellowship
Postdoctoral Research
Cecilia Vaughan Memorial Postdoctoral Research Program
Placeholder description — please replace with the program's actual overview. The Cecilia Vaughan Memorial Postdoctoral Research Program supports postdoctoral fellows pursuing research in ophthalmology at the Proctor Foundation. The program offers mentorship from Proctor faculty and access to the Foundation's research infrastructure.
Our Fellows
Alumni Directory
Meet the Proctor Fellows
Browse our directory of past and current Proctor fellows. Our alumni have gone on to leadership roles in academia, industry, and ophthalmic practice around the world.
Applications
How to Apply
Both the Cornea/External Disease Fellowship and the Uveitis Fellowship use the SFMatch matching system. View each program's profile on SFMatch to apply.
Cornea Fellowship · Apply on SFMatch: www.SFMatch.org
Uveitis Fellowship · Apply on SFMatch: www.SFMatch.org
Eligibility: Clinical Fellowship Training is available to U.S. citizens and permanent U.S. residents only.