Externship Site
Accent Vision Specialists
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
1645 S. Galisteo St
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Santa Fe
NM
87505
U.S.A.
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Southwest U.S.
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Description
DISCONTINUED SITE - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER SPRING 2025.
Stand-alone 6500 sf. medical building in hospital area in beautiful high desert/alpine community at 7000 feet with excellent options for outdoor activities. Three full time OD's with clinical focus on dry eye (including IPL), minor surgery, glaucoma and specialty contact lenses, LASIK and cataract co-management. New Mexico has one of the best scope of practice laws in the country. Observation with a retinal surgeon and for minor surgical procedures is possible.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Expand clinical skills- diagnostic, therapeutic and interventional
Learn time and patient management skills in a fast-paced office with a complex caseload.
Gain knowledge in the business aspect of practice - billing and coding, EMR, interprofessional and staff relations.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
100
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
20
How many are observation only?
10
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
40
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
None. Scrubs or business attire permitted.
Contact for externship liason:
Arrival procedure for students:
Dwight Thibodeaux, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Shinichi (Sean) Hamishige, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Paul Tachau, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Observation for the first few days wih slow integration into independent care with OD oversight
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
Primary Care
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Primary Care (Specialty 1)
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Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
One hour lunch break 12-1pm
Private
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