As customer service and patient satisfaction moved to the forefront at the eye clinic, Dr. Bernard Godley said training and research, the other two legs of UTMB’s tripod, have been strengthened as well. There are now 12 residents — newly graduated M.D.s who are learning a specialty by working with experts in the ophthalmology department. They each work for three years at UTMB, including rotations at other institutions to learn other subspecialties. It is now a combined ophthalmology-training program, the first of its kind in Texas, where Godley, who is a national leader in retinal surgery, among other teaching faculty members, teaches residents. “Since I’ve been here, UTMB’s ophthalmic faculty has grown from six to 18 doctors, and our residency program has grown from mostly a state and regional one to one that draws trainees from across the country.” New state-of-the-art equipment at the clinic facilitates training. Godley is particularly proud of the new surgical simulation lab, which allows practice on a sophisticated, highly interactive mock-up of a surgical situation before residents encounter real eyes on real patients. [Note: Paid subscription required. Contact UTMB Media Relations for details.]