Externship Site
Brownsburg VA Clinic - Veterans Health Indiana
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
557 Pit Rd
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Brownsburg
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46112
U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
New large interdisciplinary clinic (to be completed in Fall 2021) heavy in ocular disease.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Provide experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with ocular disease and/or ocular manifestations of ocular disease.
The student will gain experience in performing and interpreting advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Provide experience and skills that will facilitate a continued contribution to the profession of optometry and foster an attitude of life-long learning and self-improvement.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
35
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
How many are observation only?
0
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
30
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70
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Condensing lenses
Contact for externship liason:
Arrival procedure for students:
The student will be oriented to clinic flow, EMR, etc during the first few days
Sarah Zender, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Steve Petkovich, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Mary Marte, OD (Primary Care, 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
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Is there on-site parking?
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
4:00 pm
8:00 am
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4:00 pm
8:00 am*
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Additional Info about Hours:
*Thursday morning is case conference/journal club. Standard externship hours are listed below; however, hours are subject to change based on the academic quarter, the number of assigned externs, or operational needs of the office.
Veterans Administration
Facility Type