Externship Site
Newington VA Clinic
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
555 Willard Ave.
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Newington
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Northeast US
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Description
We are a hospital based, high volume optometry clinic. Our program has been training residents and interns since the early 1980’s. We have a staff of 8 attending OD’s as well as 4 residents and 4-8 students/quarter. Our clinic provides an incredible opportunity for managing complex ocular disease. It is ideal for the highly motivated students. You will work hard but the experience you gain will impact your entire career.
General exams 3 days/week, follow up exams 2 days/week, visual fields 1/2 day per week. Ophthalmology present 8 half days/month.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Gain experience in diagnosing and managing glaucoma.
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Gain experience in managing patients with multiple co-existing systemic conditions.
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Gain experience in diagnosing and managing retinal disease especially AMD and diabetic retinopathy.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
45
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Condensing lenses, clinic coat and ID, diagnostic kit
Contact for externship liason:
David Imondi, OD
david.imondi@va.gov
860-667-6742
Arrival procedure for students:
Please contact Dr. Imondi as soon as site is selected due to the credentialing process. There are many steps involved in getting approval.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
David Imondi, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Sharon Bisighini, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Michael Kelleman OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Richard Sui, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Joseph Petitti, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Janelle Fern, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Cheryl Haskes, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Julie Sheen, 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
"This site was a fantastic educational experience. Much more familiarity with AMD and normal tension glaucoma. A lot of gonioscopy/pachymmetry experience. You are never treated like a technician. You see a patient from start to finish and they have technicians available to take OCT/fundus photos/ field, however, if you want to learn how to use an instrument (AKA OCT), they are eager to teach you. Monitoring patients for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma is pretty routine, as 85% or the population have either/both. Additionally, a good exposure to uveitis and treatment. You'll get the occasional interesting walk-in w/ crazy ant. seg. issue, hemorrhagic PVD/tear, etc. Overall, I don't think I could have asked for a better rotation."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
4:30 pm
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