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84 | EYEWORLD | SEPTEMBER 2019 O UTSIDE THE OR Contact information Glaser: tanya.glaser@duke.edu by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer/ Meetings Editor larly looking at how people learn best and how this can be implemented through the program. She has also worked on updating the program's wet lab curriculum. In taking on this role, Dr. Glaser said it's nice that it happens just after residency, as she still knows what residency is like and can incor- porate her experiences into the role. Dr. Glaser plans to continue her affiliation with Duke after her position as chief resident expires by taking on a 2-year fellowship in pedi- atric ophthalmology. The first year will be more research oriented and the second will focus on clinical pediatric ophthalmology. "For me, I loved all of my rotations within ophthalmology, and pediatrics gives you a way to be broad but specific at the same time," she said. Outside of ophthalmology In her free time, Dr. Glaser enjoys both swim- ming and water polo, noting that she swam fre- quently growing up. She also played water polo B esides serving as chief resident at Duke University, Tanya Glaser, MD, also finds time to enjoy other hobbies including swimming, water polo, and pottery making. She shared with EyeWorld some of the details of her pottery making hobby and the similarities she finds between that and performing surgery. Chief resident role Dr. Glaser completed her training at Duke and is serving an additional year as the chief resi- dent. She plans to continue there with a fellow- ship program. Dr. Glaser said her position as chief resident has given her a role in helping run the residency program, especially with overseeing education and supervising in the operating room. "It's an extra year where you're there as part of the faculty," she said, adding that each chief resident takes on some project that has meaning to them. For Dr. Glaser, this has been further developing Duke's curriculum, particu- continued on page 86 Source: Tanya Glaser, MD About the doctor Tanya Glaser, MD Pediatric ophthalmology fellow Duke University Durham, North Carolina

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