Ophthalmology group tabs Wayman for leadership role
Laura Wayman, M.D., vice chair of Education for the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, was recently elected to the Residency Program Director's Council of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) and to the Committee of Resident Education for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Laura Wayman, M.D.
In her role with the AUPO, Wayman serves with a group to provide educational opportunities for directors of accredited residency programs as well as sharing information about compliance with the various requirements for residency programs. She will serve in this post for seven years.
The AAO is the major educational resource for residency training in ophthalmology in the country. Her appointment within the AAO calls on her expertise as an educator, cataract surgeon and residency director in Ophthalmology at Vanderbilt. In addition to participating in updating and reviewing the curriculum for ophthalmology trainees, she was asked to create an online course in cataract surgery called Cataract 101.
She will serve on the AAO committee for up to three years.