In this episode, we will go over how we discovered ophthalmology, and how we sought opportunities to be exposed to this field whether you do or don’t have an affiliated residency program. Additionally, we will go over the decision behind taking a research gap year, how we found it, what kinds of research years are available out there, and how we are making the most out of ours. Featuring Mona Amer, MS4 at the University of Louisville and Research Fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Piero Carletti, MS4 at NSU MD and Research Fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.