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Retina Fellows Convene in Chicago

John T. Thompson, MD, FASRS, delivered the distinguished guest lecture at the 2024 meeting.

By: CARL C. AWH, MD
Retinal Physician March 12, 2024

Seventy-one second-year vitreoretinal fellows from throughout North America recently attended the 24th Annual Retina Fellows Forum in Chicago for a weekend of interactive education and socializing. John T. Thompson, MD, FASRS, delivered the distinguished guest lecture, “How to Find Your Forever Job and Avoid a Nightmare Job.”

The fellows enjoyed a weekend of energetic panel discussions covering a broad spectrum of medical and surgical retina issues. Nonclinical but important topics for fellows were addressed during panel discussions on “How to Succeed in Professional Societies and Ad Boards” and on “Retina Practice Models: Strengths and Limitations.”

The academic portion of the meeting concluded with the “Real World” session, during which the faculty and fellows discussed job selection, contract negotiation, practice building strategies, staff management issues, and work–life balance.

The faculty of 9 leading retina specialists was headed by course director Carl Awh, MD, FASRS, and course codirectors Tarek Hassan, MD, FASRS, and David Chow, MD, FASRS. The meeting concluded with the hotly contested Retina Fellows Forum bowling tournament, this year won by Dr. Carl Awh’s team. 

The 2024 Retina Fellows Forum Faculty. Back row: Dean Eliott, MD, FASRS, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, Sunil Srivastava, MD, Amy Schefler, MD, FASRS, and Alan Ruby, MD, FASRS; Front row: Sunir Garg, MD, FASRS, David Chow, MD, FASRS, Carl C. Awh, MD, FASRS, John Thompson, MD, FASRS, Adrienne Scott, MD, FASRS, and Tarek Hassan.
The 2024 Retina Fellows Forum faculty. Back row: Dean Eliott, MD, FASRS, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, Sunil Srivastava, MD, Amy Schefler, MD, FASRS, and Alan Ruby, MD, FASRS; Front row: Sunir Garg, MD, FASRS, David Chow, MD, FASRS, Carl C. Awh, MD, FASRS, John Thompson, MD, FASRS, Adrienne Scott, MD, FASRS, and Tarek Hassan, MD, FASRS.

 

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