Externship Site
VA Central Arkansas - Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
2200 Fort Roots Drive
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North Little Rock
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72114
U.S.A.
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Southeast US
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Description
The clinic has 9 exam lanes, 3 work up rooms, laser and procedure rooms, Heidelberg OCT, fundus and anterior seg cameras.
Number of Student Encounters
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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:
Contact for externship liason:
John Neal, OD
john.neal8@va.gov
501-257-2276
Arrival procedure for students:
An information packet and necessary VA forms will be mailed to the student. Upon arrival the student will have a brief orientation, then process to Surgery Service office to complete all paperwork, badging, EMR access, etc.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
John Neal, OD (Ocular Disease)
Jonathan Goodwin, OD (Ocular Disease)
Frederic Hammond, OD (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
"The doctors at this site are stellar, easy going, and encourage you to hone your abilities. You will see a ton of disease, and they will quiz your knowledge. BUT due to COVID restrictions, I wasn't able to see as many patients and wasn't able to do slit lamp, and limited BIO. With the little amount of time on those skills, I could tell I would have come out of this experience 100x more confident if it weren't for COVID."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
www.littlerock.med@va.gov target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.littlerock.med@va.gov">www.littlerock.med@va.gov
Student Clinic Hours
5:30 pm
7:30 am
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