Externship Site
University of Kentucky Advanced Eye Care
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
110 Conn Terrace - 5th Floor
City:
State:
Zip:
Lexington
KY
40505
U.S.A.
Country:
South East U.S.
Region:
(located inside the Shriner's Hospitals for Children Medical Center — Lexington)
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Description
Learning Objectives:
1) Increase efficiency without losing accuracy
2) Enhance knowledge to treat a wide variety of medical conditions
3) Improve confidence and independence through individualized learning opportunities
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
40
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
12
How many are observation only?
4
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
30
5
30
30
5
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Condensing lenses, gonio lens, scrubs are preferred.
Contact for externship liason:
Christian Meyer, OD
christian.meyer@uky.edu
(859) 323-5867
Arrival procedure for students:
* Delays in onboarding can cause a delay in start time.
We will need a letter for any students rotating through our clinic. We just need a statement from ICO stating that this rotation is for course credit and/or a degree requirement. Evidence of Medical health ins. – Recent TB screening – Written documentation for immunity to measles, mumps and rubella, or physician doc. that you had these diseases or a record of titers for these diseases - Written doc. of immunization with varicella vaccine or positive oral history- Written doc. of hepatitis B vaccination or doc refusal- they also want extensive background checks as well as 9 panel standard urinalysis.
All on-boarding is done through the website http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/about/opportunities/observers/
which includes a background check, drug screen, and list of vaccinations. Once approved by the observation and learning center, the student may pick up their badge and purchase parking (if desired). Without approval/badge, student may not enter clinic spaces. A short orientation will be held on the first day of their rotation to discuss expectations and clinic flow.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Christian Meyer, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Vision Rehab)
Barbara Crutchfield, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Ellen Van Norman, OD (Pediatrics / Vision Therapy)
Erica Ballard, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease, Vision Rehab)
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Andrew Pearson, MD (Retina)
Sheila Sanders, MD (Glaucoma)
Julia Stevens, MD (Pediatrics / Vision Therapy)
Douglas Katz, MD (Cornea)
Miscellaneous comments:
Housing resources: http://www.uky.edu/housing/applicationsforms. Graduate student housing for approx $1000/month.
Plus cyl used at this clinic.
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 offered a diverse experience from seeing 5-month-old patients coming in for ROP checks, up to geriatric patients who are managed for end-stage diseases. It was great to work with primary care optometrists, pediatric optometrists, the urgent care clinic, retina omds, glaucoma omds, oculoplastic omds, neuro omds, pediatric omds, and general omds. It was great to work with so many different attendings and learn the new surgical procedures and treatments in optometry and ophthalmology today. You also get experience in specialty contact lenses, low vision and working with pediatrics for specialty contact lens fits and exams under anesthetics. I would definitely pick this site again! Dr. Sanders was an amazing preceptor and I really enjoyed working with her! She was always patient and would explain everything so well. She would never make you feel incompetent if you didn't know something and she would find ways to help you understand a difficult concept. I think UK is very lucky to have her and any student that does their externship here will be very lucky to work with her!"
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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?
No
Yes
Yes, UMSL, UAB
Yes
No
2
No
Yes - $100/month
Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
7:00 am
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Additional Info about Hours:
Hospital
Facility Type