Membership

Young Eye Surgeons

Who is part of YES?

ASCRS aims to engage with young ophthalmologists in a meaningful way through content targeted directly to the young eye surgeon knowledge level. YES members include residents, fellows and physicians in their first five years of practice. With Webinars run by the YES Clinical Committee, Online Learning CME Modules, Peer-Reviewed Clinical Reports, specific programming for young eye surgeons at the ASCRS ASOA Annual Meeting and more, ASCRS provides tools and resources to support developing surgeon.

YES Membership

ASCRS greatly values the contributions from its YES members and appreciates the opportunity to help them advance their careers and hone their clinical skills. ASCRS is committed to providing free education to residents and fellows across the country; surgeons in their first five years of practice who live in the U.S. are eligible for reduced fees as shown below:

Young Physician 1st Year $100 (annual dues)

Young Physician 2nd Year $200 (annual dues)

Young Physician 3rd Year $300 (annual dues)

Young Physician 4th Year $360 (annual dues)

Young Physician 5th Year $420 (annual dues)

Please contact Pura Valdez at pvaldez@ascrs.org for membership questions.

Upcoming Monthly Residents and Fellows Roundtables Sponsored by the ASCRS YES Committee

IOL Fixation Techniques

Thursday, January 21 at 8:00 P.M. ESTSoroosh Behshad, MD and Zack Zavodni, MD

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The Do's and Don'ts of Small Pupils

September 16, 2020

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Loose Zonules... What to do when you lose them

October 21, 2020

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Complex/Dense Lenses Management

November 17, 2020

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Cataract Surgery in the Setting of Cornea and Glaucoma Pathology

December 3, 2020

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ASOA and YES Joint Webinar

Navigating the Current Job Market

MD Moderator: Zach Zavodni, MDASOA Moderator: Deborah Davis, COEFaculty: Mark Hansen, MD; Michael Patterson, DO; Julie Schallhorn, MDASOA Faculty: Thomas Brown, JD, COE; Sharon Brown, COT, COE; Hayley Boling, MBA, COE

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ASCRS Grand Rounds

ASCRS Grand Rounds is a virtual, complimentary CME offering exclusive to ASCRS membership

ASCRS Grand Rounds Presented by John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah on January 19, at 8:00 P.M. ET.

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ASCRS Journal Club

A monthly series in which a panel of experts will discuss two pre-selected manuscripts from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS). Nick Mamalis, MD, and Leela Raju, MD, will co-moderate these free CME sessions, open to all ASCRS members. The next session will be on Thursday, January 14 at 9:00 P.M. ET

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Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles

The Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles hosted by Cataract eye surgeons Nicole Fram, MD and Elizabeth Yeu, MD. Dr. Fram and Dr. Yeu will explore those pivotal moments that every surgeon will inevitably encounter. Every time you think you have it figured out, the eyeball humbles you. In each episode, Drs. Fram and Yeu will host an expert in the field and delve into those “quicksand” moments; more specifically, the surgeon will reflect upon the nuances and lessons learned from a surgical experience that ultimately helped them evolve as surgeons.

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ASCRS/YES Legislative Fly In

ASCRS YES members are encouraged to apply for the Legislative Fly-In Scholarship for the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC to learn about policy issues affecting ophthalmology and meet directly with their members of Congress.

ASCRS is committed to providing free education to residents and fellows across the country. Check back here for information on upcoming meetings and programs specifically for residents and fellows.

Have a clinical question for the YES Committee? Please send it to YESQuestions@ascrs.org