Laura Wayman, M.D., is James H. Elliott Director and vice chair for education in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her clinical and research interests lie in quality improvement and curriculum development in cataract surgery. She has served in multiple leadership roles in national ophthalmology organizations and currently serves on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program Subcommittee.