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Should a resident not perform satisfactorily in the opinion of the
Residency Committee and the Program Director, that resident will be placed on
probation and a remedial course will be instituted to help him upgrade his
performance. If his performance should continue to be unsatisfactory, the
resident will either be offered the opportunity to resign from the program or be
discharged from it. If the resident=s behavior is grossly inappropriate, that
resident may be discharged without any probationary period. If a resident
believes that sanctions are being unfairly applied, appropriate mechanisms for
resolving these concerns and assuring due process are available through the
Office of the Program Director. A SUNY approved grievance procedure is
available through the University if issues are not resolved on a departmental level.
Although it seems unlikely that any confusion should occur on these
issues, it is important that any questions which arise be brought to the Program
Director directly and promptly.
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RESIDENT RESOURCES
A. Department Library
In addition to the University at Buffalo Health Sciences library, the
residents have access to numerous widely circulated journals at the Erie
County Medical Center library and the VA Medical Library. The
department maintains an extensive collection of texts, both of current and
historical interest, in the resident library at the ECMC Eye Clinic, POD
152. All books, slides, diagrams, etc, are to remain on the premises.
Under no circumstances are any materials to be removed from the
premises. Lost or stolen volumes will go unreplaced for the fiscal year
and many of them are irreplaceable, so strict adherence to this rule is
mandatory. In addition to traditional printed material, the University
provides access to Med-Line (see section on literature searches and
computer services).
B. Microsurgical Laboratory
The surgical laboratory is located at ECMC within the pathology
department on the ground floor . All residents will be given a key to the
lab. The lab contains one floor mounted Topcon microscope with an
assistant head, and two wall mounted Zeiss microscopes with observer
heads. All residents will be given a set of surgical instrument for use in
the laboratory only. They will have the same set of instruments for all
three years of residency training. They are responsible for routine
cleaning and maintenance. The instruments are to be turned into Dr.
Reidy’s office prior to completing the residency program.
Two updated Alcon Legacy phacoemulsification machines are present in
the lab for resident use. Pig eyes will be ordered for formal instructional
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