Externship Site
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
820 S. Damen Ave
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Chicago
IL
60612
U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
40
38
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
How many are observation only?
2
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
10
5
80
3
3
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
BIO, handheld instruments, condensing lenses
Contact for externship liason:
Michaelle Marciniak, OD
michelle.marciniak@va.gov
312-569-7501
Arrival procedure for students:
Need documentation of titers for rubella, mumps, rubeola, varicella, hepatitis B and documentation for Tdap less than 10 years ago. TB screening- PPD within 3 months ( documented) or needs to be placed with reading in 48-72 hrs OR documentation of current TB-quantiferon gold OR if h/o (+)PPD needs symptom check and current chest x ray.
Paperwork to be completed:
1. Forms (I-9, WOC appointment letter, OF 306, 1 page application, & PIV ID form)
2. Complete the online training (2-3 modules, it varies)
3. Get fingerprinted a MINIMUM of 2 weeks prior and no more than 3 months prior to their start date (fingerprints must be redone for each rotation)
4. Signed Standards of behavior form
On first day, arrive at 7:30, go to 5th floor in middle of building in hospital, Room L5357 and ask for Dr. Marciniak.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Charles Kinnard, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease; Chief)
Michelle Marciniak, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease; Externship Coordinator)
Jennifer Brown, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease; Assistant Chief)
Michelle Lee, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Victoria Butcko, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Lauren Ristin, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Allison Guindon, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
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Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"Overall, educational experience was the best I have received in any rotation so far. The hospital based setting allows you to see a lot of unique systemic diseases and related ocular pathology. The atmosphere can be aggressive at times, schedule is face paced, and the hours are long therefore if those things are difficult for you to handle, this may not be the best site for you. However the attendings here really push you to be a knowledgeable and independent clinician. I am so glad I chose this site, the experience and knowledge I gained here really made me a stronger clinician."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
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Additional Info about Hours:
Wednesdays 8-4 for lectures
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