The Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring (MOM) program is a partnership between the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO).
The program's purpose is to attract under-represented minorities, African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans, to a career in ophthalmology. The program is open to juniors and seniors in college and first and second year medical students. Our mission is to provide valuable guidance for medical career planning and decision-making and to help the students become competitive ophthalmology residency applicants.