Externship Site
Michigan Eye Institute
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
4499 Town Center Pkwy
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State:
Zip:
Flint
MI
48532
U.S.A.
Country:
Midwest U.S.
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Description
High volume MD/OD practice; 5 locations plus ASC. Opticals at all locations.
Learning Objectives:
1) Develop a strong knowledge of ocular disease. We have a high disease clinic.
2) Develop an understanding of the business aspect of optometry.
3) Learn about surgical outcomes and how to co-manage cataracts and other surgeries with ophthalmologists.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
100
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
20
How many are observation only?
only if shadowing MD clinic
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
50
20
50
3
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
90D, 20D
Contact for externship liason:
Arrival procedure for students:
Brief orientation and shadowing during orientation period.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Bernie Tekiele, OD (Ocular Disease)
Brian Mahalak, OD (Ocular Disease)
Nick Bruns, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Casey Coulter, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Kirsten Donnellon, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Ann Marie Kautz, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lense, Ocular Disease)
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
The attending doctors are all so helpful and want to teach the externs as much as they can. The site gave me a lot of independence which improved my confidence in my management. I was exposed to various posterior and anterior segment disease and have become proficient in performing a problem based exam. I believe my knowledge base and clinical management exponentially increased after working at this clinical rotation.
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Is there on-site parking?
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
4
8
2 or 3
8 or 9
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5 or 6
8 or 9
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8 or 9
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Additional Info about Hours:
5 days per week
Private
Facility Type