With the post-match process coming to a close, we wanted to recognize all of our students who will be starting a residency this year. Of the applicants who applied for residencies, we had a 97% success rate in matching this year!
Below you will find a list of our students from the Class of 2023 and the programs they matched to.
Congratulations everyone on your success and the next step in your journey!
| Name | Program Site | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Sameera Ahmad | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Primary Care Optometry/Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Samantha Chan | University of California, San Francisco Medical Center | Ocular Disease/Primary Care Optometry |
| Yung Fen Chen | University of California, Berkeley | Primary Care Optometry/Cornea and Contact Lenses |
| Ka Wei Miranda Cheng | San Francisco VA Medical Center | Ocular Disease |
| Jina Chong | Pacific University College of Optometry | Cornea and Contact Lenses |
| Elise Chu | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Ocular Disease/Geriatric/Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Graham Chung | SUNY, State College of Optometry | Primary Care Optometry/Ocular Disease |
| Roland Del Mundo | Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles | Primary Care Optometry |
| Katherine Gee | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Ocular Disease/Neuro-Optometry/Brain Injury Rehab |
| Elaine Ho | Flaum Eye Institute at the U of Rochester Medical Center | Ocular Disease/Primary Care Optometry |
| Emily Huang | Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles | Primary Care Optometry |
| Morgan Ichimoto | San Francisco VA Medical Center | Ocular Disease |
| Yasmin Javed | University Eye Center at Ketchum Health | Pediatric/Vision Therapy and Vision Rehabilitation |
| Michelle Kong | New England College of Optometry | Cornea and Contact Lenses |
| Kevin La | Washington University in St. Louis | Ocular Disease/Cornea and Contact Lenses |
| Derrick Lai | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Primary Care Optometry/Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Betty Li | University of California, Berkeley | Primary Care Optometry / Community Health Optometry |
| Samuel Mainieri | University of California, Berkeley | Vision Rehabilitation/Vision Therapy and Rehab |
| Allison Maryoung | West Los Angeles VA Health Care | Primary Care Optometry/Ocular Disease |
| Valery Medina | Casey Eye Institute | Medical Contact Lens [Fellowship] |
| Kellie Melton | University of California, Berkeley | Pediatric Optometry / Primary Care Optometry |
| Monica Nguyen | VA San Diego Health Care System | Primary Care Optometry |
| Anjali Paramanandam | Northern Navajo Medical Center | Ocular Disease/Primary Care Optometry |
| Anjali Patel | Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa | Primary Eye Care Optometry-Emphasis in Leadership |
| Jil Patel | University of the Incarnate Word Eye Institute | Pediatric/Vision Therapy and Vision Rehabilitation |
| Vasudha Rao | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Ocular Disease/Geriatric/Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Shin Sawai | University of Houston | Vision Rehabilitation/Brain Injury Rehabilitation |
| Aysha Shafi | Emory University | Ocular Disease/Cornea and Contact Lenses |
| Cindy Tang | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Primary Care Optometry/Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Emmy Tian | University Eye Center at Ketchum Health | Cornea and Contact Lenses |
| Frances Tsai | Omni Eye Services, NY/NJ | Ocular Disease |
| McKenna Turrill | SUNY, State College of Optometry | Pediatric Optometry |
| Heidi Volos | Duke University | Pediatric Optometry/Ocular Disease |
| Nina Wang | Specialty Dry Eye and Contact Lens Center, Seattle | Cornea and Contact Lenses |