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Otana Jakpor, M.D., M.Sc. Global Ophthalmology Fellow
Otana Jakpor, M.D., M.Sc., a Global Ophthalmology Fellow at Kellogg, was accepted into the Community of Medical Educators in Training (CoMET) Program for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Sponsored by the Graduate Medical Education Office of the U-M Medical School, CoMET brings together trainees from across Michigan Medicine looking to sharpen their teaching skills and network for future collaborations in medical education, scholarship and innovation.
In addition to training and practicing education skills in the classroom, at the bedside, and during procedures, each participant completes a project of their own design. Dr. Jakpor’s project involves curating the many diverse international resources available at Kellogg into a global ophthalmology curriculum for residents. She is also creating an optional honors program for residents in the specialty, the Global Ophthalmology Academic Track (GOAT), encompassing mentorship, self-directed learning, didactic sessions and a capstone project.
“I’m thrilled to represent ophthalmology in CoMET this year,” says Dr. Jakpor. “Kellogg has a strong track record for encouraging future medical educators in ophthalmology. This is an opportunity to reimagine our wealth of global ophthalmology and health equity resources as an intentional curriculum that is more attractive and accessible to prospective applicants, and easier to navigate for faculty and trainees.”
Dr. Jakpor will be joining the Kellogg faculty next year after completing both a Global Ophthalmology fellowship as well as a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology.
