Externship Site
Black Hills Regional Eye Institute: LASIK Rapid City
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
2800 Third Street
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Rapid City
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57701
U.S.A.
Country:
Midwest U.S.
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Description
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
40-80
75%
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
50%
How many are observation only?
25%
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
15
10
70
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
No equipment required; recommend fundus lenses or preferred equipment. Scrubs or business attire permitted.
Contact for externship liason:
Arrival procedure for students:
Student should contact Dr. Scarborough a couple of weeks before their rotation. Upon arrival go to check-in desk.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Scott Schirber, OD (Ocular Disease)
Ryan Scarborough, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Prema Abraham, MD (Ocular Disease)
Steve Khachikian, MD (Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"I really enjoyed my time at this site. I was able to observe retinal, corneal, refractive, muscle, and glaucoma surgeries. I observed and helped with post-operative care 1day/1week/1month for cataract, LASIK, and PRK. This site gives you a wide range of patients due to location near Native American Reservations. Also, 1 day a month a specialized MD from Colorado comes in to see patients with all eye inflammation due to autoimmune disease so I was able to see lots of uveitis, VKH, etc. Very interesting! I also enjoyed asking the MD's questions and learning from them. I gained a new respect for the Ophthalmologists and was able to see how an OD/MD practice runs. I definitely recommend this site, the doctors are all wonderful and the technicians are willing to help you and answer questions as well."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
8:00 am
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Additional Info about Hours:
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.
Private
Facility Type