Externship Site
VA Boston - Jamaica Plain Medical Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED SUMMER AND FALL QUARTERS ONLY
Essentials
Location
150 S. Huntington Ave.
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Boston
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U.S.A.
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North East U.S.
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Description
Number of Student Encounters
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
25
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Diagnostic kit, condensing lenses, disease texts and class notes
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Arrival procedure for students:
Need SSN for all students 6 weeks prior to start of rotation, and PPD results and all required VA paperwork and fingerprinting done at least 4 weeks prior.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Douglas Rett, OD, FAAO - Chief of Student Program (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Tak Chau, OD - Chief of Residency Program (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Paul Marescalchi, OD, FAAO
Joseph Kane, OD, FAAO
Kelsey Jordan, OD, MS, FAAO
Attending Staff - Part Time:
Susan Rodgin, OD
Emily Richard, OD
Miscellaneous comments:
We operate adjacent to the principal tertiary eye care center for VA New England. Read up on the ETDRS classifications of diabetic retinopathy, AREDS macular degeneration classification and Standard Uveitis Nomenclature.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"You truly fulfill the meaning of giving a comprehensive eye exam at this rotation. Due to the hospital setting and access to all medical records (PCP, ophthalmology, neurology, radiology, psychology, etc), you broaden your perspective in understanding the patient as whole and witness systemic conditions manifest in the eye. You also get to work with different attendings each day, and learn their unique styles and approach to patients. They are all very knowledgeable and more than willing to guide you through challenging cases. This rotation deserves 10/10 stars. The patient count was slightly lower than expected, but this is circumstantial due to intensity of COVID during summer quarter."
Ocular Disease
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Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
4:30 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Arrive to clinic by 7:45am
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