The UCSD Ophthalmology Informatics and Data Science Fellowship Program is a unique postdoctoral training opportunity for physicians and scientists interested in advancing their understanding of biomedical and clinical informatics as applied to vision science and clinical ophthalmology.
This fellowship is conducted in close collaboration with several renowned training programs at UC San Diego: the T15 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics funded by the National Library of Medicine, the T32 Translational Vision Research Training Program funded by the National Eye Institute, and the ACGME Clinical Informatics Fellowship Training Program. Depending on the specific interests of the fellow, the fellow will have access to the funding support, training resources, and opportunities available through one or more of these programs.
The faculty affiliated with the Division of Ophthalmology and Data Science have a strong track record of mentorship and are dedicated to helping fellows achieve their professional and career goals.
Applications are typically coordinated with our collaborating programs which provide funding for the fellowships: the UCSD National Library of Medicine-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics and the UCSD ACGME Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program.
Please see their individual pages for program details and application timelines. These programs require US citizenship or permanent resident status. Occasionally we also have openings for postdoctoral fellows based on individual grants, which are not limited to US citizens or permanent residents and may potentially include international scholars.
If you are interested in pursuing training opportunities at UCSD, please reach out to program coordinator Victoria Patronilo.
Information about diversity and inclusion is available through multiple venues. First, there are several websites available that provide information about diversity initiatives across the entire campus (diversity.ucsd.edu) and the (School of Medicine). Many departments have their own websites as well. Virtually all departments at UCSD have identified an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) ambassador, typically a faculty member who spearheads diversity-related initiatives in their areas/specialties and also collaborates with various entities across the medical school.
There are several active affinity organizations for UCSD medical students. These include:
The Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS)
The Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA)LGBTQ
Pharmacy and Medical Students (LGBTQ-PhaM)
The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
Medical Students for Justice (MS4J)
The Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
UCSD also offers a curricular pathway called Program in Medical Education – Health Equity (PRIME - HEq), which part of a system-wide effort at the University of California to train physicians better able to meet the needs of the diverse Californian population who are traditionally underserved by the medical system. PRIME-HEq faculty work with students to identify populations or communities at risk for health disparities. Students will then receive exposure, training, and the opportunity to work with the identified group to further their passion in the area and provide knowledge and skills to better equip the students to improve health equity for the group.
