M. Bruce Shields, M.D.

M. Bruce Shields, M.D., professor and chair of ophthalmology and visual science, was elected to serve as chair of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a national organization that certifies more than 500 ophthalmologists each year. Shields will assume the position of vice chair of the organization’s board of directors in 2002, and will become chair in 2003. His duties will include helping to supervise the hundreds of examiners who administer the written and oral certification exams and developing new strategies for certifying ophthalmologists.