The Status of Optometric Residency Programs at Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Facilities.

Messer, Timothy I.

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ERIC Number: EJ497797

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Status of Optometric Residency Programs at Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Facilities.

Messer, Timothy I.

Optometric Education, v20 n2 p54-56 Win 1995

An overview of the 68 optometric residencies offered at 35 health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs looks at the resident selection system, accrediting and position funding, and growth in residency positions since 1975. A new primary care education program open to a number of health care disciplines is highlighted. (MSE)

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Clinical Experience, Financial Support, Higher Education, Hospitals, Optometry, Professional Education, Student Placement, Veterans

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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