Externship Site
Edward Hines VA/Loyola University Medical Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
5000 South 5th Ave.
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Hines
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U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
The student will primarily be at the Hines VA (~4days/week). Although, on rare occasions, the student may need to travel to the CBOC in Joliet (~1day/week) or other clinics as schedule allows.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. To expose students to the diagnosis and management of a wide array of ocular disorders in a hospital based setting.
2. To teach students to make use of the patient’s complete electronic medical record in a setting where information across all specialties is available to them.
3. To encourage students to further develop their analytical and problem solving skills in the care of patients.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
40
40
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
25
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Students should not bring their own equipment. Any color scrubs.
Contact for externship liason:
Sonal Pandya, OD
Sonal.Pandya@va.gov
Arrival procedure for students:
8 weeks prior to the start of the rotation, each student must complete the required paperwork and fingerprinting for Hines. On the first day, you will meet with Ms. Donna Tessmann in HR (Hines Building 1, 3rd floor, room F308) for swearing-in/signing ceremony and to receive your PIV card before meeting with Dr. Pandya who will give you a tour.Contact with the student prior to the rotation is always welcome/encouraged. Email is preferred.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Sonal Pandya, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Megan Hunter, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Neelam Patadia, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Bruce Gaynes, OD, PhD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Health insurance is required to rotate through this site!
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 could not have had a better learning experience! Each day's schedule was different, allowing me to work with three different optometrists in a variety of settings between the VA and Loyola health centers. I was exposed to different populations/ages, ocular disease, soft and RGP contact lenses with Dr. Russo, and pediatrics with Dr. Gable. I was very happy with the balance of supervision and independence at this site. I saw many patients and was particularly pleased with the number of DFEs I completed. I learned a great deal this quarter and gained confidence with my clinical skills. The doctors are all excellent role models and have a passion for teaching."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:30 pm
7:30 am
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