Externship Site
Prairie Eye Center - IL
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
960 E Mound Rd
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Decatur
IL
62526
U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
Learnng Objectives:
1. To be able to apply didactic knowledge to a clinical setting.
2. To improve and gain confidence in clinical skills.
3. To improve knowledge and confidence in management and treatment of ocular disease.
Students will have the opportunity to observe minor procedures, vitreal injections, decompression, laser SLT and PI, cataract surgery, retinal surgery, Lasik, punctal cauterization, lash cryo, bleph/ectropian surgery, Botox injections, temporal artery biopsy, serum tear production, and ocular cultures.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
80-100
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
20
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5
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Contact for externship liason:
Tyson Hermann,OD
teyedoc03@aol.com
217-877-5050
Arrival procedure for students:
Student should contact Dr. Hermann 1 week prior to start of location. Arrive in office at 7:15am, go to front desk and check-in, will be greeted by OD (Dr. Tyson Herrmann) and/or manager (Mindy Morgan).
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Tyson Hermann, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Ocular Disease)
Phil Alward, MD (General, Retina, Cataracts)
Ankur Shah, MD (Retina, Vitreo Specialist)
Sara DeLaRosa, MD (Glaucoma Specialist)
Monica Ryan OD (Low Vision)
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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 is by far the best site I experienced all year. Great exposure to diseases of all kinds as well as joint care with an MD. This was a great site to have as my final quarter before graduation."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
3:00 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Closed all major holidays. Student hours are 8am - close M-F.
Private
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