This month we spoke with Dr. Jacquelyn O’Banion, MD, MSc, director of Emory Eye Center's Global Ophthalmology-Emory program (GO-Emory), about global ophthalmology and how medical students can get involved.

Time Stamps:

0:56- Defining global ophthalmology

6:40- Looking for a residency program with global ophthalmology? Ask follow-up questions!

10:30- What is “sustainable global ophthalmology?”

19:00- A lost skill and its relevance to global work

25:00- How foreign strategy can inspire domestic change

29:25- Did you know you could do a global ophthalmology fellowship? Explained here!

34:05- Dr. O’Banion’s advice for medical students looking to get involved in global ophthalmology

40:30- An AAO resource dedicated to looping trainees into global ophthalmology opportunities