Upon his return to the United States, he completed his aural internship at the infirmary in and his ophthalmological internship in Following his training, Shine remained at the hospital, where he became an assistant ophthalmological surgeon in , an assistant aural surgeon in , an attending surgeon in , and an executive surgeon in They even assisted patients in finding employment, arranged dental appointments, paid for glasses and artificial eyes when needed, and referred blind patients to the Blind Association to learn industrial work.