Externship Site
William V. Chappell Jr. VA MSC
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED FALL AND WINTER QUARTER ONLY
Essentials
Location
551 National Health Care Dr.
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Daytona Beach
FL
32114
U.S.A.
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South East U.S.
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Description
Discontinued prior to 06/2021.
9 exam lanes, a visual field room, a tech room, and an imaging room. Ancillary equipment includes OCT (Cirrus, Spectralis, Visante), Atlas corneal topographer, Topcon fundus camera, slit lamp camera, Ocular Response Analyzer. Patient base is adult and geriatric, often with multiple medical or eye conditions and s/p trauma. This site also accepts externs from Southern College of Optometry, and has a residency program affiliated with Nova Southeastern University. Exams include, not limited to, comprehensive, post-surgical cataract, triage, plus low vision performed by residents with extern option to participate.
NOTE: Please note that all fillable documents for the VA must be typed and not handwritten.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Perform primary eye care exams efficiently
Manage and treat the cataract post-surgical patient.
Communicate with other professionals in a multidisciplinary setting
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
35
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How many are special testing?
30
How many are observation only?
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
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% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
None; Cannot use private equipment here
Contact for externship liason:
Darcy Eberle, OD
darcy.eberle@va.gov
386-323-7500, x 37807
Arrival procedure for students:
The students should contact Dr. Eberle at least 1 month prior to start of rotation; bring 2 forms of government issued ID as per form I-9.
1-2 days at Lake Nona VA in Orlando, FL and 1 day in Daytona Beach. Report to HR/in-processing at 8:00am to Lake Nona VAMC, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827. East garage to 3rd floor.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Darcy Eberle, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Debbie Hettler, OD (Primary Care)
Ruth Hyatt, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Condo recommended by students: Contact Karen Szemborski at k7trainer@gmail.com or 310-709-8847
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"My time at Daytona Beach VA has been more than I expected it to be. Not only are the preceptors extremely welcoming and friendly, but the educational experience I had at this site is going to be hard to beat. I was challenged every day with ocular diseases of all types, patients with hearing impairments, patients who have had severe mental trauma and many patients who are legally blind. Aside from the preceptors and patients, the techs who work at this clinic are incrediblely nice, so helpful and were so eager to make relationships with each and every student. My time at this site couldn't have been more rewarding and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to learn from the preceptors and residents at William V. Chappell Jr VA. "
Primary Care, Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
3:30 or 4:30 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Hours may range from 7:30am - 3:30pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm
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