Externship Site
Dr. D'Orio Eyecare & Associates
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
2100 Finch Ave West
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State:
Zip:
Toronto
Ontario
M3N2Z9
Canada
Country:
Not in the US
Region:
Suite 304
Additional Address Information:
Description
May travel to the other location: 1655 Dufferin St, Main Floor, Toronto, M6H3L9. The schedule is determined based on the clinical availability of preceptors.
Dufferin Office: primary care, ocular disease, myopia control, soft/specialty contact lenses, vision therapy, BV
Finch Office: primary care, ocular disease, soft contact lenses, and dry eye treatment (including BlephEx and ILux).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Student will learn about cutting-edge dry eye treatments
Student will manage a variety of ocular diseases and how to interpret special testing reports
Student will be exposed to the function and flow of a private practice
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
75
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
How many are observation only?
15
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
60
30
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40
5
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
BIO, diagnostic set, and condensing lenses. Scrubs required.
Contact for externship liason:
Arrival procedure for students:
Parking pass provided for Finch office from Dr. D'Orio - must be returned at the end of the quarter.
Dufferin Office: Please read the parking signs. NE corner behind Mcdonald's on Norton Ave has paid parking OR Westmont Ave or North Cliff Blvd has free street parking.
Steven D'Orio, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
Greg D'Orio, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
Amit Bhatia, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
Noelda Fernandes, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
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
Despite the effects of COVID I learned a lot from this rotation and the scope of practice in Canada. The staff and doctor were friendly and professional.
Primary Care
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Primary Care (Specialty 1)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
9:00 am
1:00 pm
9:00 am
Closed
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7:00 pm
11:00 am
5:00 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Private
Facility Type