Externship Site
Little Rock AFB
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
1090 Arnold Drive
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Zip:
Jacksonville
AR
72099
U.S.A.
Country:
South East U.S.
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Description
Discontinued 06/2021 by site.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
How many are observation only?
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
70
10
5
4
1
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Contact for externship liason:
Felicia Rinken, OD
felicia.rinken@us.af.mil
501-987-8702
Arrival procedure for students:
The student should contact site 6-8 weeks prior to rotation. There is no orientation information to give prior to the rotation. Each student will receive the necessary orientation upon arrival. Upon arrival, the student will receive a pass to enter the base. He/she will then proceed to the optometry clinic in the medical facility to meet Doctor(s) and office staff. ICO will provide proof of immunizations (Hepatitis, TB, MMR).
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Felicia Rinken, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Patricia Hoogeveen, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
Miscellaneous comments:
Each student will be assigned his or her own room.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
My expectations for this rotation were easily succeeded. I improved as a clinician far more than I would have thought I would starting out. For the first few weeks, students are expected to work patients up start to finish while they get used to flow, familiar with attendings and with the EHR. Eventually, all of your exams will be DFE/SLE only with techs doing most of the OCT/HVFs required. The attendings place a high priority on BIO/90 skills and you'll improve immensely. There isn't a lot of 'hand holding' through patient care as you're expected to know how to manage/treat the patients you see and if not you'll be expected to independently look it up and present to attendings. Overall, this was a great site and each of the attendings teach in their own unique ways. Many times the attendings will pull you from your exam and show you interesting conditions as they present which was extremely valuable in seeing rarer pathology.
Primary Care
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Primary Care (Specialty 1)
Max number of ICO students?
Housing available or a stipend?
Is this a residency program?
Other externship affiliations?
Do you provide formal journal club, case discussion, grand rounds?
Are meals provided?
Is an automobile necessary?
Is there on-site parking?
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No
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Yes
Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
4:30 pm
7:30 am
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4:30 pm
7:30 am
4:30 pm
7:30 am
4:30 pm
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4:30 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Military
Facility Type