Residency Placements
The Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science has an excellent track record for residency placements. As the table below indicates, a comparison of successful placements versus the total number of applicants has been impressive.
What is a Residency?
One-year post-graduate mentored residency programs provide advanced clinical education in specialty areas of optometry at an institutional or hospital-based setting. These programs prepare optometrists for lifelong leadership and scholarship in patient care and education.
Residency Placement Success Rate
| Graduating Class | Total Graduates | Applications | Residency Placements | Success Rate | % In Residencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 100% | 46% |
| 2025 | 67 | 30 | 28 | 93% | 42% |
| 2024 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 96% | 49% |
| 2023 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 97% | 49% |
| 2022 | 62 | 39 | 37 | 95% | 60% |
| 2021 | 64 | 32 | 26 | 81% | 41% |
Residency Locations
Our 2026 graduates have been placed in the following residency programs.
Placement Locations
Emory Eye Center
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa
Kaiser Permanente, Tacoma, WA
New England College of Optometry
Price Vision Group
Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center
SUNY, State College of Optometry
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
University Eye Center at Ketchum Health
VA Boston Healthcare System
VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
VA Portland Health Care System
A Sierra Nevada Healthcare System, Reno
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa
Kaiser Permanente, Tacoma, WA
New England College of Optometry
Price Vision Group
Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center
SUNY, State College of Optometry
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
University Eye Center at Ketchum Health
VA Boston Healthcare System
VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
VA Portland Health Care System
A Sierra Nevada Healthcare System, Reno