Pawnee Indian Health Center

Primary Care/Health/Pediatrics

Pawnee Indian Health Service

Site:

1201 Heritage Circle

Pawnee, Ok 74058

(918) 762-2517

Fax:(918)762-6698

Type of Practice:Indian Health Center Clinic

Mission:

To raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
To assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.
To uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of Tribes.

Number of MCO Students Per Rotation:

Orientation Instructions:
You should contact Dr. Morgan six weeks prior to the first day of the rotation to verify dates, times, directions, parking, and any other instructions. Report to the address above at 8:00 a.m. the first day of the rotation for orientation to clinical policies and protocol, administrative procedures, etc. CPR certification must be current. Completion of Hepatitis B series is required (unless waiver is signed) and annual TB testing must be completed. BE CERTAIN TO TAKE YOUR CURRENT CPR CRD, TB TEST RESTULTS CARD, AND HEP B (OR WAIVER FORM) TO EACH OF YOUR ROTATION SITES.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at (231) 591-2202 (Elizabeth Spedoske, Assistant Dean’s Office) or (231) 591-2180 (Dr. Bruce Morgan, Director of Externships).

Faculty:

Contact Person:

Robert L. Morgan, OD

Chief of Optometry

(918)762-2517

E-mail:robert.morganOD@ihs.gov

Clinical Teaching Faculty:

Robert L. Morgan, OD

Other Clinical Mentors:

None

Support Staff:

1 Optometric Technician/ Assistant and 1 Office Staff Personnel

Schedule:

Operating Hours:

- M-F, 8:00am-4:30pm

Hours of Direct Patient Care by Extern Per Day:8 (36 per week)

Number of Patients Seen by Extern Per Day: 6- 8

Educational Objectives:

Improve the externs ability to:
- diagnose and manage vision problems in all ages of patients
- diagnose and manage visual and ocular disease processes such as cataracts,
- diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, anterior segment disease, etc.
To develop a knowledge and understanding of the health care delivery in Indian Health Service and to participate in multi-disciplinary health care aspects of that care.
To develop an understanding of the social and cultural characteristics of American Indian patients in our region
To provide adequate facilities and resources for use by the interns. (new facility opened 3/04)

Scope of the Externship:

--First year of Externship

*Average Number of Patients

Rotation 2 = 284

*Average Number of Patients

Rotation 2 = 487

*Average Number of Patients

Rotation 2 = 411

*Average Number of Patients

Rotation 2 = 402

*Average Number of Patients

Rotation 2 = 312

Housing:

Approximate cost of an apartment:$1,000/month

Community:

Pawnee, OK:pop. 4,000
Tulsa, OK.: pop. 600,000, one hour driving distance from Pawnee
Northwest Oklahoma: rolling hills with many lakes
Climate: warm summers, mild winters and variable weather in spring and fall
Numerous cultural activities in Tulsa and surrounding communities

Miscellaneous:

If live in Tulsa, daily round trip ride with Dr. Morgan available.Time for case discussions or other relevant topics
Intern charts reviewed at end of AM and PM clinic
Reference library available for student use
Internet access available
Retinal speciality clinic once per month with Dr. Stephen Fransen from Dean McGee Eye Institute
Multi-disciplinary Health Services:

- Psychology	- Psychiatry
- Internal Medicine	- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitative Medicine	- Diabetes Clinic
- General Practice Medicine	- Dispensing Pharmacy
- Dentistry	- Clinical Pharmacy

Auxiliary Equipment:

- Fundus camera	- Autorefractor
- FDT and OCT	- Topographer
- Pachymetry	- Humphrey 750 VF Analyzer
- A/B Ultrasound	- Mobil laser brought by retinal specialist once a month