Rabb–Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Program: Contributions to Ophthalmology Workforce Diversity

O'Rese J. Knight; Dolly Ann Padovani-Claudio; Clarisse C. Croteau-Chonka; Mildred M.G. Olivier; Eydie G. Miller-Ellis

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1736215

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Academic Ophthalmology 2021; 13(02): e298-e303
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736215

Editorial

Rabb–Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Program: Contributions to Ophthalmology Workforce Diversity

O'Rese J. Knight

¹Department of Ophthalmology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Dolly Ann Padovani-Claudio

²Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

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Clarisse C. Croteau-Chonka

³And So It Begins, LLC

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Mildred M.G. Olivier

⁴Department of Surgery, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois

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Eydie G. Miller-Ellis

⁵Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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