Externship Site
North Las Vegas VA Medical Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
6900 N. Pecos Road
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North Las Vegas
NV
89086
U.S.A.
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Western U.S.
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Description
VA eye clinic where externs practice optimal eye care in an advanced clinical and educational setting. The extern will be working as part of an interdisciplinary team and their ability to diagnose and manage ocular disease and the ophthalmic manifestation of systemic disease will be enhanced
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1.To strengthen the externs optometric skills and train the extern in advanced competencies in ocular disease and secondary eye care, placing emphasis on the diagnosis and management of ocular disease, ophthalmic manifestations of systemic disease, and ophthalmic side effects of systemic medications.
2.To expose the externs to interdisciplinary healthcare in an ambulatory environment.
3.To develop the externs contribution to optometric education and research through didactic and scholarly activities.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
40
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
15
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
White coats, BIO, and Fundus lenses.
*Foreign body kits if you prefer to use your own during D&I Workshop.
Contact for externship liason:
Paul Vejabul, OD
Paul.Vejabul@va.gov
702-791-9125
Arrival procedure for students:
Elsa Eddins (elsa.eddins@va.gov) will reach out with onboarding instructions.
Contact Dr. Vejabul at least one month prior to beginning the rotation. Arrive at 7:30 am and check in with the Eye Clinic Secretary prior to Orientation.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Lane Fujimoto, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Theresa Chong, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Paul Vejabul, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Brian Kawasaki, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Mark Marquez, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Geoffrey Chiara, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Michelle Matson, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
David Mietzner, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Jennifer Monarrez, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Nina Tran, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Samantha Kamo ( Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Ophthalmology Specialty Clinic on Friday mornings of each month. Consultative, laser and minor procedure services are provided by ophthalmology.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"HIGHLY recommend this site to all students. I couldn't have asked for anything more from my VA rotation. Worked with some of the most amazing clinicians who had one main vision of educating and preparing young clinicians who are entering the optometric community."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
6:00 pm
7:30 am
5:00 pm
8:30 am
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6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Students are expected to be in clinic 30 minutes prior to the start of clinic.
Externs rotate between 2 schedules:
regular clinic: M-F (7:30 am - 4:00 pm)
extended clinic: T-F (9:30 am - 6:00 pm) and Saturday (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)
VA
Facility Type