New Students
Surgical Education Training Programs
The division of ophthalmology educates learners in surgery at all levels, including medical students, residents and clinical fellows.
Clerkship
The division of ophthalmology at McMaster University welcomes medical students to apply to the electives program at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Learn more.
Residency
Through careful selection of trainees, hard work by trainees and encouragement of maintenance of an intimate relationship between trainees, students and the faculty, our residency program has maintained its reputation of excellence throughout the years. Learn more.
Fellowship
The breadth and depth of the surgical experience our clinical fellows receive reflects directly back on our division by way of how successful our graduates are in their subsequent surgical careers. Learn more.
Admission Process
The McMaster University division of ophthalmology uses the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) to process all applications to our program. To be eligible for the R-1 Main Residency Match, you must meet the eligibility requirements, which can be found on the CaRMS website. For further information on admissions, please visit the Postgraduate Medical Education website.
The division of ophthalmology would like to thank all applicants for their interest in our program.
Important Dates
CaRMS provides a list of milestones or recommended dates to easily organize your application process. These dates are not deadlines but are recommendations to keep your application on track. The only real deadline for CaRMS is the rank order list – the date by which you must submit your ranked list of programs to which you are applying.
Helpful Links
The McMaster University ophthalmology program description is also available on the CaRMS website. We advise you to review this section to ensure your application contains the specified documents.
Contact
If you have any further questions about the McMaster University ophthalmology program or the application process, please contact the ophthalmology program coordinator.
Hamilton Living
A budding artistic culture, lush landscapes, a thriving downtown core and a multitude of academic portals – Hamilton is the ideal place to pursue your postgraduate studies.
Location
Located just 45 minutes from Toronto downtown, Hamilton is in an ideal location to service all of southwestern Ontario. GO Transit buses and trains connect Hamilton to all major cities, including Toronto, Oakville, Peterborough, Brantford, London and Guelph. Hamilton also boasts its own airport that services many sites in Ontario, as well as southern destinations.
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Hamilton is called the City of Waterfalls as it holds over 100 – the most in all Ontario. The Bruce Trail, Canada’s oldest and longest marked path, connects Hamilton to some of the most picturesque sites. The Dundas Valley Conservation Area is a short drive from the McMaster Central Campus, connecting you to the Ancaster Hermitage and Dundas Railway Station. These sites are apart of the Ontario Greenbelt, which permanently protected lands for farming, forest, wetlands and watersheds.
Sherman Falls, Hamilton
The waterfront has been recently revitalized to include an outdoor roller rink in the summer and skating rink in the winter, which are connected to the existing coffee shop. Sarcoa restaurant is a short walk from this if you’re looking for a large patio situated right on the Hamilton waterfront – great food and an after-hours nightclub.
Sarcoa Restaurant, Hamilton
The James Street Art Crawl takes place the second Friday of every month, when James Street North is shutdown. The Art Crawl features art installations, buskers, local foods and performances. Once a year the Art Crawl turns into Supercrawl, where an estimated 135,000 people attend – it has also featured some prominent Canadian talent, such as the Arkells (McMaster alumni).
James Street North, Hamilton
Downtown Hamilton has undergone extreme changes even in the past few years. James Street North has become a hub of artistic culture, boasting multiple art galleries, quaint coffee shops, independent and homegrown grocers, cosmetic stores and clothing stores owned by local citizens.
Locke Street (a 10-minute drive from McMaster central campus) features artisan shops, some of the best restaurants in Hamilton, cosmetic stores, organic food stores and summer festivals.
Locke Street, Hamilton
A short drive away comes Ottawa Street North – a hub of old school antique and fabric shops, art stores. It is also in close proximity to the new Ivor Wynne Stadium, which houses our very own Hamilton Tiger-Cats football team.
Ivor Wynne Stadium
Hamilton also holds its own when it comes to nightlife. Hess Village is a quaint street lined with bars, nightclubs, restaurants and patios, which attract people from all over south-western Ontario. There is also Corktown and Augusta Street just a few minutes from Hess Village, if you’re looking for more pub-style entertainment. Hamilton has recently added a few Country Bars to its roster of nightlife.
Hess Street, Hamilton
Other Hamilton recreational sites to visit:
- Dundurn Castle
- Art Gallery of Hamilton
- Hamilton Warplane Heritage Museum
- Tim Horton Museum
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
For other ideas on what to do in Hamilton, please visit Tourism Hamilton’s website.
Program Teaching Sites
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St. Joseph's Hospital
The eye clinic at St. Joseph’s King’s Campus, in Stoney Creek, handles most of the outpatient activity and many outpatient procedures and tests. Most of the cataract surgery has moved to the east end facility while retina and an outpatient presence remains at King’s campus. The foundation of the residency program is at this location – housing our Academic Half-Days, meetings and events, as well as the majority of rotations.
McMaster University Medical Centre
Pediatric ophthalmology clinics are provided at the McMaster University Children’s Hospital located on McMaster’s central campus site on Main Street West. Founded in 1988, and now serving 2.3 million people from south central Ontario and beyond, the McMaster Children’s Hospital is one of the top pediatric academic health centres in Canada, housing our residents from PGY-1 to PGY-5.
Hamilton Health Sciences
Other hospitals that fall under the Hamilton Health Sciences umbrella also serve as teaching locations for the division of ophthalmology. The Hamilton General Hospital (HGH) is a site for many PGY-1 rotations. The HGH was the first hospital in Hamilton, founded in 1848. Located in downtown Hamilton, the hospital serves surrounding cities of south central ontario.