Susan Forster

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In the years that I have been with the University, I have served as Director of Medical Studies for the Ophthalmology Department as well as Chief of Ophthalmology at Yale Health and Founding Chief of the Cornell Scott Hill Health Federally Qualified Community Health Center. I was the co-founder of the Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program through the AMerican Academy of Ophthalmology and the American University Professor in Ophthalmology. My research interest has focused on medical education and community outreach. As mother of four and grandmother of six, my family life has been delightfully important to my and I find interdigitates with the professional pert of my life. I continue to mentor students and faculty and still am involved in ophthalmology policy at the national level and up for exploring what ever comes my way

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Clinical Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Visual Science