Residency Programs
Programs Available
Following are 18 different postdoctoral residency programs offered by the Southern California College of Optometry. The applicant must apply through the Optometric Residency Matching Service, Inc. (ORMS), and follow its application guidelines. This site provides the application for all residency programs affiliated with a school or college of Optometry and also general information about the residency programs involved in the application/matching process. Full descriptions of specific programs are below.
Indian Health Service
- Chinle Service Unit, Chinle, AZ (2008)
- Ocular Disease
Christian Thompson, O.D.
- Crownpoint Healthcare Facility USPHS Indian Hospital, Crownpoint, NM (1995)
- Primary Eye Care
Steven Glover, O.D.
- Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, NM (1997)
- Primary Eye Care
Michael Davis, O.D.
- Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital, Sacaton, AZ (1996)
- Ocular Disease
Erin Havens , O.D.
- Kayenta Service Unit, Kayenta, AZ (1997)
- Primary Eye Care
Melanie Tarutani, O.D.
- Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, NM (1993)
- Primary Eye Care
Barbara Massey, O.D.
Multidisciplinary Setting
- The Center for the Partially Sighted, Los Angeles, CA (1992)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
Tina Mac Donald, O.D.
- Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA (2007)
- Primary Eye Care with Low Vision Rehabilitation
Stuart Frank, O.D.
- Group Health Cooperative, Tacoma, WA (August 2009)
- Primary Eye Care with Specialty Contact Lenses
Terrence Clark, O.D.
On-Campus Programs
- Eye Care Center, Fullerton, CA (1978)
- Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy
- Residency interview dates: February 5 and February 22, 2010
- Eye Care Center, Fullerton, CA (1991)
- Cornea and Contact Lenses
Veteran's Affairs
- Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT (2002)
- Primary Eye Care
Harald E. Olafsson, O.D.
- San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA (2006)
- Primary Eye Care
Dawn Pewitt, O.D.
- Southern Arizona VA Health Care System,Tucson, AZ (1995)
- Primary Eye Care / Low Vision Rehabilitation
Gregory Wolfe, O.D., M.P.H.
- VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, Las Vegas, NV (2004)
- Ocular Disease
Lane Fujimoto, O.D.
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System / Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center / Nursing Home, Sepulveda, CA (1992)
- Primary Eye Care
- VA Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center, Los Angeles, CA (1979)
- Ocular Disease/Low Vision Rehabilitation
Chang Kim, O.D.
- West Los Angeles VA Health Care Center, Los Angeles, CA (1983)
- Geriatrics / Primary Eye Care Optometry
Pauline Ilsen, O.D.