Externship Site
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
1020 First Ave
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Great Lakes
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Midwest US
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Description
Note: Students will rotate between 3 locations at Lovell FHCC in North Chicago and Great Lakes Naval Hospital.
West Campus: Develop proficiency in performing exam on primarily Veteran population, formulate diagnosis and management plan as well as appropriate criteria for more specialty care. Run and interpret OCT, Pentacam, Optos/FAF and ancillary.
Red Rover: Develop ability to perform high quality but fast paced entrance testing, manifest refraction and undilated exams. Assess pathology and determine fitness for military duty of recruit population.
Fisher Clinic: Develop proficiency in comprehensive exams, contact lenses, refractive surgery screening /follow up and urgent care.
- Phlebotomy: Develop proficiency in performing IV blood draws.
- Vision Rehabilitation/Hines LV Clinic: Gain perspective on vision rehabilitation
Number of Student Encounters
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
70
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Clinic coat
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Arrival procedure for students:
NOTE: PLEASE GET ORIENTATION PACKET FROM PATRICE BROWN 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO START OF THE ROTATION. Patrice Brown is your educational contact (Patrice.brown3@va.gov).
The Externship office can provide you with a letter of good standing and the "Certificate of Compliance with FHCC Infection Control Policies" which must be completed by a medical professional. Need proof of immunization (2 step TB, hepatitis), PPD, MMR, varicella titer, titer numbers (this is an out of pocket expense). Will need fingerprinting done at any local VA at least 1 month prior to start. Will need to show on first day: Drivers license, registration, completed orientation packet, proof of insurance.
Check in with Patrice Brown upon arrival at West Campus.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Aidan Stubbs, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease)
Patricia Steiner, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease)
Shelley Kim, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease)
Larry Schmiege, OD
Matthew Orgill, OD
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Faye Gamboa, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease)
Sarah Rogers, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
For housing (roommate) option, go to www.rosalindfranklin.edu/forum/
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 a great unique site since the facility includes a VA side and Department of Defense side. As a student clinician you see new recruits, active duty members and veterans. This allows for a diverse patient care experience. Conditions you may run across include keratoconus, binocular vision, amblyopia as well as pathology including retina, glaucoma and cataracts. There are some contact lens fits at the VA and active duty member site. The staff and doctors are wonderful people who love to teach and are willing to answer all questions.You will also do 2 weeks of phlebotomy in the morning before clinic. This was a truly valuable site unlike any other you will come across."
Ocular Disease
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Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Student Clinic Hours
4:30 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Hours variable depending on assigned location; LV on Thursdays; Fisher clinic phlebotomy. 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.
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