Residency Program Celebrates Successful Match Date Posted: Thursday, February 04, 2021 It’s a match! The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UMass Memorial Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School welcomes two exceptional candidates to its Ophthalmology Residency Program. After a lengthy selection process, performed with the help of the department’s dedicated faculty and current residents and under the direction of Residency Program Director Misha Faustina, MD, and Anita Amin, Residency Program Coordinator, two outstanding students stood out among hundreds of qualified applicants and were awarded the coveted spots.
Derek Metcalfe – Derek graduated from Tufts University and is now a fourth-year medical student at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is interested in corneal diseases and was involved in cornea research at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.