I encourage young ophthalmologists to apply to the Gillingham fellowship. It is an amazing opportunity, and training in the US is a life-changing experience.
PAAO-YO Experiences Articles
2019 Gillingham Pan-American Fellowship Experience: Dr. Alvaro Mejia Vergara
Fellowship training has been one of the best experiences in my academic career. I spent one year in training with six of the most prestigious neuro-ophthalmologists in America.
PAAO Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Experience: Dr. Lucas B. Farias
When I was selected for the 2019 Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at UT Southwestern/Children’s in Dallas it was like a dream come true.
PAAO Curso de Liderazgo: An experience that impacts your whole life!
PAAO Curso de Liderazgo: An experience that impacts your whole life! 20 September 2020It has already been nine years...
Scholarship Experience – Fabiola Jerez
My name is Fabiola Jerez from Honduras. I received a BCC Training Scholarship from the PAAO and PAOF.
Science Communication… Is there training?
As medical researchers, we know that the importance of research is as much about ideas as it is about knowing how to communicate them. Science communication is part of our daily life; as doctors we must inform our patients about their sufferings and treatments, give lectures, write scientific articles or proposals.
Unique Experience in China: Miguel Angel Vázquez Membrillo MD PhD
Miguel Angel Vázquez Membrillo, Mexican ophthalmologist with subspecialty in retina and vitreous, shares his experience in the realization of his postdoctoral project (2015-2016) in rural communities in southern China.
Scholarship Experience – Returning home to COVID: Dhariana Acon
Scholarship Experience - Returning back home After a Life-changing Experience Abroad: Dhariana Acon 11 August...
SOPANOP Scholarship Experience: Gerardo Graue-Moreno MD
In 2013, I was lucky to be part of the first generation to receive the scholarship from the SOPANOP and the PAAO, sponsored by Allergan, to go for one month in an internationally prestigious center of oculoplastics in the United States or Europe...
Gillingham Fellowship Experience: Rafael Arango Botero
I had the privilege of being one of the first Gillingham Fellowship award recipients from the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) in 1994.
Gillingham Fellowship Experience: Dr. Jaime D. Martinez
Thanks to Pan-American support, I was able to achieve my dreams. I highly recommend that any ophthalmology residents interested in gaining research experience in an international setting to apply.
Gillingham Fellowship Experience: Dr. Johanna M. Gonzalez Rodriguez
Along with pursuing a Retina fellowship, the possibility of training abroad was a big dream. I decided to take my chances and applied for an international vitreo-retinal fellowship in Canada...