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The Multiple Roles of Academia in an Inner City Clinic.
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Figueroa, Donaldo R.; Silverman, Morton W. – Optometric Education, 1996
The Optometric Center of Los Angeles provides students of the Southern California College of Optometry with an urban clinical environment that incorporates diversity, high levels of pathology, and community involvement. Through networking with outside agencies and with foundation help, the center provides a valuable educational setting for…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinics, Community Services
Including Optometric Services for the Homebound Elderly in the Curriculum.
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Freed, Benjamin; Kirstein, Mark – Optometric Education, 1995
A mobile eye care service is offered to homebound elderly residents of New York City (New York) by the State University of New York's College of Optometry. Fourth-year students are required to participate, learning techniques with hand-held equipment to examine a population with a high rate of ocular disease who might otherwise not receive…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Utilizing the Patient Management Problem as a Student Clinical Evaluation Tool.
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Remington, Lee Ann; Roggenkamp, John R. – Optometric Education, 1994
A two-dimensional patient management problem test was designed to measure third-year optometry students' clinical competency at Pacific University (Oregon). Results suggest this evaluation method is valid and may be useful in identifying students needing to improve their clinical thinking skills. Some issues in test administration and scoring…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Clinical Remediation Program in a Multidisciplinary Health Care Setting.
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Potaznick, Walter – Optometric Education, 1995
Remediation of at-risk senior optometry students is discussed, looking at possible reasons for remediation need and the design of a program to effectively address students' needs, including program design, student evaluation/placement, development of specific skills, and supervision. The South Boston Community Health Center (Massachusetts) program…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Community Health Services, High Risk Students
Meeting Future Demands for Educators in Geriatric Optometry.
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Tumosa, Nina; And Others – Optometric Education, 1995
A University of Missouri-St. Louis program combines a two-year optometric residency with a master of science degree in gerontology to prepare clinicians as teachers of geriatric optometry. The interdisciplinary program's components include optometric care of elderly patients, supervised student teaching, and coursework in geriatrics. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Faculty Development, Geriatrics
Clinical Preceptor Conferences as a Venue for Total Quality Education.
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Wilson, Roger – Optometric Education, 1996
A New England College of Optometry (Massachusetts) faculty development program for clinical preceptors provides a forum for administration and clinical faculty to address problems in clinical education and to increase communication between affiliated faculty, program coordinators, and students. The on-site conferences have demonstrated significant…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Conferences