Externship Site
Valley Eye Associates
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
21 Park Place (Main office)
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Appleton
WI
54914
U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
The student will rotate between 4 OD/MD practice locations in the Appleton area.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Improve proficiency in ocular disease, including pre- and post-operative and urgent care cases.
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Develop rapport with ophthalmologists and primary care physicians.
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Improve efficiency with exams.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
50
50
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
How many are observation only?
5
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
10
20
60
5
5
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Clinic coat
Contact for externship liason:
Ross Jensen, OD - ross.jensen2@thedacare.org
Lisa Murphy - Clinical Manager - lisa.murphy@thedacare.org
Arrival procedure for students:
Report to 21 Park Place in Appleton(Valley Eye’s main location) at 8:30 am for first-day orientation with Lisa. She will email the student with clinic info and schedule prior to the start date. Contact Dr. Ross Jensen with any questions before rotation at Ross.Jensen2@thedacare.org
MDs:
Michael Vrabec, MD (Cornea Specialist)
Douglas Salm, MD (Glaucoma Specialist)
Philip Smith, MD (Glaucoma Specialist)
Charisse Chin, MD (Ocular Plastics)
M. Camille Almond, MD (Cornea Specialist)
ODs:
Katie Abata, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease, Dry Eye)
Garry Brown, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Dean Delwiche, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Dylan Foss, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Mindy Harrington, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease, Dry Eye)
Ross Jensen, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Adam Kluck, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Natalie Kurth, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Kimberly Landwehr, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Zachary Makal, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Elizabeth Melchert, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Kyle Nieland, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Daniel Nowak, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Angela Rodriguez, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease, Dry Eye)
Melissa Romatz, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Brianne Scanlon, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Sara Schalk, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease, Dry Eye & Neuro)
Colin Sigmund, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Parisa Sobhi, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Ryan Tetting, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Paul Thompson, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Ashley Torreano, OD (Primary Care & Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Our Mission
At Valley Eye Associates, we are focused on creating an exceptional experience for our patients throughout Northeast Wisconsin and beyond. Our combined knowledge, along with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, provides our patients with the best possible outcome. We always strive to improve through outcomes, reviews, and analysis of best practices.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"Valley Eye Associates was a great externship site. I felt very welcome there by the doctors and staff and everyone was very helpful. I encountered a wide variety of conditions and the doctors did a great job of answering questions. I was able to work with about 9 optometrists and 2 ophthalmologists. I really enjoyed working with someone different every day because they each had their own areas of interest. At first I was worried that it would be hard getting used to so many different attendings, but it was not an issue. Valley Eye is an advanced care site, and it definitely fit that description. There were also a decent number of specialty contact lens cases due to all of the keratoconus patients that Dr. Vrabec has. I also had the opportunity to observe cataract surgeries, refractive surgeries, and a DMAEK. I would definitely recommend Valley Eye as an externship site. I think it would be hard to find somewhere else with such a great clinical experience."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
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Additional Info about Hours:
Hours variable depending on location (some are open one evening/week)
Private
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