Primary Care/Contact Lens

Eglin Air Force Base

Site 1:
        96 AMDS/SGPFE
        307 Boatner Rd. Ste 114
        Eglin AFB, FL 32542
        Phone: 850-883-8611
        Fax: 850-883-1267

Type of Practice: Military Hospital

Mission:

Number of MCO students per rotation: 1

Orientation Instructions:
1.  Contact Dr. Darrell Grise's office 6 weeks prior to the beginning of your rotation to verify dates, times, directions, parking, and any other instructions.   Regarding the inprocessing paperwork, please contact Sherri Prejean at 850-883-8080 or  email sherri.prejean.ctr@eglin.af.mil

2. Report to the address listed above the first day of the rotation for orientation to policies, clinical protocol, administrative procedures, etc. 

3. Housing arrangements:  Students have traditionally rotated through a furnished apartment.  Please work out lease details with the student and apartment manager before your rotation to ensure a smooth transition.   

4.  A background check is required before your rotation starts.    

5. VACCINATIONS:  Bring a copy of your immunication record to include the completion of HEP B series and tetanus.  The TB test is a two step process
 and the 1st TB Test must be done within 60 days of arriving at your rotation, the 2nd TB test must be done within 30 days of arrival.  They will not administer the test on base, so don't forget these steps.  (Send a copy of the new TB tests to Elizabeth Spedoske at MCO 137C.)

6.  A copy of your CURRENT CPR CARD is also required.  

7.  The scanned EGLIN AFB contractor access badge AFFIDAVIT must be completed and sent to TSgt Richard Baugh, via email: richard.baugh@eglin.af.mil or fax (850) 883-1267 FOUR weeks before the first day of your rotation.  Be sure to include specific dates of the rotation. Eglin Badge Pass Request Form

*Arriving without the information and preparations above will delay the start of your rotation. Please call (850) 883-8080 if you have any questions.*

Canadian students must complete an additional form called the Commercial Visit Request and forward to Dr. Darrell Grise. ( Eglin Commercial Visit Request)

Park your automobile on the street past the hospital.  Enter through the back door with the overhang.  Upon entering the first floor, go to the first hallway on the right to the Education and Training Office, which is the third one on the right.

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: 
            Dr. Darrell Grise, O.D.

            E-Mail: darrell.grise@eglin.af.mil

    Clinical Teaching Faculty: 
          Melissa Simmons, O.D., FAAO
           Darrell Grise, O.D. 
  

    Support Staff: 5 Optometric Technicians/Assistants

Schedule:
    Operating Hours: M-F, 7:00am-4:00 pm
    Hours of direct patient care for extern per day: 6 (30 per week)
    Number of patients seen by extern per day: 8-10

Educational Objectives:

• To be clinically proficient in all diagnostic techniques.
• To improve the efficiency of an exam and to know when and what to refer.
• To learn patient management skills.
• To formulate differential diagnoses for objective findings and devise treatment plans that correspond to the diagnoses and chief complaint.
• To observe ophthalmic surgeries

Scope of the Externship:

* Average Number of Patient Examinations 
Rotation 1 = 410
Rotation 2 = 473
Rotation 3 = 537

* Average Number of Patient Examinations 
Rotation 1 = 446
Rotation 2 = 245
Rotation 3 = 662

* Average Number of Patient Examinations 
Rotation 1 = 600 
Rotation 2 = 525
Rotation 3 = 776

* Average Number of Patient Examinations 
Rotation 1 = 329
Rotation 2 = 537

* Average Number of Patient Examinations 
Rotation 1 = 380 
Rotation 2 = 540
Rotation 3 = 449

PC - Primary Care, CL - Contact Lens, VT - VT Evaluation, LV - LV Evaluation, PD - Pediatric, OD - Ocular Disease, F/U - F/U to monitor Tx plan, PRE - Pre-op, POST - Post-op, SC - Screening/ total numbers, SU - Surgeries observed

Housing:

• Not provided by the facility
• Approximate cost: $400-800/mo. (Short term leases scarce; no monthly leases available) 
• Falcon House Apts:  1-888-686-1419
• Shalimar Garden Apts:  (850) 651-8267
• Villager Apts:  (850) 243-0648
• Westwood Apts:  (850) 581-2324
• Cayo Grande Apts:  (850) 897-5667

Community:

• Fort Walton Beach: pop. 50,000 - one mall
• Pensacola nearby: pop. 120,000 - two malls
• Destin: beach resort
• Beaches, water sports, great weather
• Pensacola offers civic/cultural events

Miscellaneous:

• The clinic is also affiliated with Southern College of Optometry
• Medical reference library available for student use at the hospital
• Internet access available at the hospital
• A formal presentation to the staff on a topic of choice is required
• Informal case presentations or journal reviews with the preceptors is encouraged
• Opportunities available to observe eye surgeries done by staff ophthalmologists
• CD of hospital photos available for review.
• Multi-Disciplinary Health Services:

• Auxiliary Equipment: