Externship Site
Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Beaufort
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED SUMMER AND FALL QUARTERS ONLY
Essentials
Location
1 Pinckney Blvd
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Beaufort
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29902
U.S.A.
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South East U.S.
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Description
ON HOLD
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER AND FALL QUARTERS
Military clinic, mostly see active duty marines and navy at 2 branch clinics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Become proficient with clinic skills working on efficiency
Improve clinical problem solving including diagnosis and treatment plan
Improve student comfort levels with various ocular diseases and contact lens fittings
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
42
40
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
2
How many are observation only?
1
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
50
40
10
5
0
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Contact for externship liason:
Dr. Mary Beth Linnell
517-819-7769--need to update when they reactivate site
Arrival procedure for students:
Required: U.S. Citizenship, CPR Certification, Immunization Records ( NOTE: Must have copies of titer lab results for Hep B, influenza, MMR, Varicella), Background Check (extensive - 1st round due 3 months prior to start of rotation); HIPPA certification letter and letter of good academic standing from your institution. On first day arrive at the Education and Training Department at 7:30am.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
LT Dana Hawkins, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
David Hicks, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Michael Nelson, OD (Primary Care)
Miscellaneous comments:
Can contact CBE Office at ICO for off base housing options.
Please describe the housing availability or stipend:
Finding personal housing for the semester period is preferable. The following are temporary housing options.
Bachelor’s Officer Quarters – Marine Corps Air Station $38.00 per day for military personel, $55.00 per day for non-military. Queen bed, microwave, cable television, microwave, and refrigerator. Exercise room with sauna within walking distance. First come/first serve basis. Contact number (843) 228-7658.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"Excellent. Good primary care site with a large range of ages. Patient volume would vary by day. Almost always a few walk-in acute exams during the day and a good number of patients with abnormal findings to work through. Many soft contact lens exams and acute problems, some punctal plugs insertions and foreign body removals. OCT, HVF, corneal topographer, fundus photos were all available. Maybe this was because it was my final site, but the doctors gave me a lot of independence which was great to end with."
Primary Care
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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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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
4:00 pm
7:30 am
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Additional Info about Hours:
Military
Facility Type