The University of Arizona (UA)/University Physicians Healthcare (UPH) Hospital offers a three-year ophthalmology residency program combining clinical training, academic activities, and research opportunities.  This is a new ACGME-accredited program. 

The program is located in Tucson, Arizona.  Tucson is a medium-sized (over 1 million people), sun-belt city where the lifestyle is relaxed, the dress casual, and the cost of living affordable.  Leisure activities center around the outdoors and the surrounding desert.  The UA is a huge resource and brings many cultural events to the city.

The UA Department of Ophthalmology attending clinical staff consists of seven full-time and two part-time members.  There are nine full-time research faculty, a large associate staff of volunteer faculty, two full-time optometrists, and a supporting staff of technical personnel.

The Department of Ophthalmology is a major southwestern referral center.  Residents participate in state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic interventions with patients.  The residents of the UA/UPHK Graduate Medical Education Consortium Program will interact with the residents of the UA Program, cross-cover for their respective institutions, and share a common didactic program.