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Positions available

We offer two 4-year positions with our fully integrated program.

Matched applicants will begin their training in June.

Application deadline

Applications are due by September 4th by end of business day (5 pm eastern). Late applications will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

Invitations for interviews will be sent by email through the San Francisco Match Program (SF Match) by mid-October based upon SF Match’s timeline. Interviews will be conducted in November and December.

Application format

We accept applications through the Central Application Service (CAS), which is offered by the Ophthalmology Residency Matching Program (OMP). The OMP is run by SF Match.

Paper applications will not be accepted.

Application requirements

• Completed SF Match application
• Supplemental application statement
• For international medical graduates (this includes US applicants attending medical schools outside of the US as well as non-US citizens applying from non-US medical schools): Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) report and certificate. In order to participate in an accredited Graduate Medical Education clinical training program at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, foreign national physicians must seek ECFMG sponsorship as a J-1 exchange visitor.

For more information, please view the GME Eligibility and Selection page.

Supplemental application statement

As a required component of your application, please provide a brief, program-specific statement describing why you are interested in ophthalmology training at Dartmouth. In one short paragraph, please share what specifically about our residency program, the Dartmouth community, and the northern New England region appeals to you and motivates your interest in joining our program. Please include this paragraph at end of your Personal Statement section of your SF Match application. This supplemental paragraph does not count toward the 500-word limit for your personal statement. For any additional questions you can reach out to us at eyeresidency@hitchcock.org.