Professorships & Fellowships

Our students succeed because of outstanding teachers and mentors. Your donations for our professorships help the college recruit and retain top faculty by providing recognition and support for excellence in teaching, research, service, and patient care.

Our college currently provides two advanced practice fellowships: one in advanced cornea and contact lens care and one in community health practice. These fellowships provide post-graduate training in specific areas of clinical practice.

Earl Smith Research Professorship

Led by a very generous inaugural gift from Drs. Katie Castleberry '86 and Kim Castleberry '83, The Earl L. Smith III Research Professorship at our Foundation for Education and Research in Vision (FERV), will attract, promote, and retain high caliber faculty interested in pursuing eye research.

The Jan Bergmanson Advanced Practice Fellowship In Cornea And Contact Lenses

This fellowship will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Jan Bergmanson's internationally recognized work in the field of cornea, contact lenses, ocular anatomy and corneal pathology. Funding will be used for research, education, and special training of post-graduate advanced fellowships in cornea and contact lenses at our college.

 

Educational Excellence Endowment

Preparation for modern health care practice requires constant innovation in educational design, delivery, and assessment. Technology creates new possibilities for student learning experiences through virtual anatomy, patient simulations, and new ways to assess learning outcomes. Your support for our vision of educational excellence will enhance our ability to offer forward-thinking educational programs to the next generation of leaders in eye care.

Community Health Initiative

The vision for our Houston community health center initiative is to create a place where patients can receive the best possible care while also working to better understand the factors that influence healthcare outcomes. This community health center initiative, will allow us to develop optimal health delivery models and assess the efficacy of community health interventions designed to improve health outcomes: through better health literacy, improved communication strategies, easier care access, and by addressing other social determinants of health.

The UH Health Eye Care Center provides care to more than 60,000 Texans annually in the Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth metropolitan areas. As primary eyecare providers we are often the first and only point of entry to the health system for individuals who require care for conditions like diabetes, hypertension, glaucoma, cataracts, and more. We serve these communities along with other health care providers to improve and promote individual wellness and public health. Your donations to our community health initiative will directly impact the lives of patients we care for and the communities we serve.

Mobile Eye Institute Campaign

We are relaunching our Mobile Eye Service to provide care for Texans in the greater Houston metropolitan area. Give now to help fund mobile and remote health care services for our surrounding communities. Your donations will help provide equipment, transport, and telehealth infrastructure needed to provide first class care in any setting.