A question for residents: Comprehensive ophthalmology or subspecialty fellowship?

CEDARS Debates is a monthly feature in Ocular Surgery News. CEDARS — Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Society — is a group of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.One of our missions is to promote resident education, including introducing residents to the process of speaking from the podium and contributing as authors in medical journals. This month, Dr. Phelan Piehota and Dr. Andrew Strand, residents at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Doctors Hospital in Columbus, discuss a dilemma that all residents may face: the choice of whether to go directly into practice as a comprehensive ophthalmologist or to complete a subspecialty fellowship. We hope you enjoy the discussion.