Externship Site
Battle Creek VA Medical Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
5500 Armstrong Rd. Eye Clinic, 123
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Battle Creek
MI
49037
U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Gain proficiency in diagnosis/management of ocular disease
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Gain proficiency in primary care optometry
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Gain proficiency in the utilization and interpretation of advanced diagnostic techniques
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
How many are full exams?
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Diagnostic kit, BIO, condensing lenses
Contact for externship liason:
Carla Gilberson, OD
carla.gilbertson@va.gov
266-966-5600 x 32451
Arrival procedure for students:
Go to https://www.battlecreek.va.gov/careers/HR_WOC.asp for information regarding necessary forms and fingerprinting.
Student should contact Dr. Gilbertson via email 6 weeks prior to rotation. Report to VA facility’s HR dept at 8:00 AM and then to eye clinic for orientation with Dr. Gilbertson. Eye clinic is located on 2nd floor in main outpatient building (bldg. 2).
ICO will forward: DOB, SSN and Proof of Immunization (Hepatitis, TB).
Laura Segraves, OD Michael Vandeveer, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease) Molly McGinty-Tauren, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease) Carla Gilbertson, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease) Matthew Johnson, OD (Primary Care, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease) Erica Vanderpool, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
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Miscellaneous comments:
Please describe the housing availability or stipend:
We are able to provide partially furnished housing. A house on-campus has been dedicated to as many as 5 students per term at a cost of just under $150 a month. This includes private bedrooms with common baths, kitchen and living areas. Parking and laundry are available on site at no additional cost. All utilities are included, but cable and internet are NOT. The area does, however, have good 3G network coverage. Housing is on a first come, first serve basis so contact site early to obtain engineering dept. contact information for arrangements.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"This was my favourite rotation site so far. I have learned so much from all the doctors and highly recommend future students to choose this VA externship site. Not only are the doctors knowledge but very friendly and easy to talk to. They treat you like a colleague and are great mentors to look up to. I really enjoyed my experience here."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Extern will rotate through facility's low vision program for ~1-2 weeks. Standard externship hours are listed; however, hours are subject to change based on the academic quarter, the number of assigned externs, or operational needs of the office.
VA
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