1124 S. State Street
Big Rapids, Michigan
[email protected]
(231) 591-3700
Site 1: Henry Ford West Bloomfield
7230 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone:248-661-5100
Fax: 248-661-8816
Site 2: Henry Ford Troy
Henry Ford Medical Center
735 John R. Road
Troy MI 48083
248-544-3290
Type of Practice:
Medical Center HMO
Number of MCO STudents per Rotation:
Summer - 2 in West Bloomfield, 3 in Troy
Fall - 2 in West Bloomfield, 3 in Troy
Spring - 2 in West Bloomfield, 3 in Troy
The patient's rights and welfare must be given utmost priority.
You should contact Dr. Jimenez (West Bloomfield) or Dr. Balcueva (Troy) 8 weeks prior to the first day of the rotation to verify dates, times, directions, parking, Specific heath testing requirements, and any other instructions. Report at 8:00 a.m. the first day of the rotation to the West Bloomfield -Troy location for orientation to policies, clinical protocol, administrative procedures.
Contact:
West Bloomfield Location:
Jon Jimenez, O.D.
Director of Residency and Externships
Henry Ford OptimEyes, West Bloomfield
248-661-5100
[email protected]
Troy Location:
Daniel Balcueva, O.D.
Director of Residency and Externships
Henry Ford OptimEyes, Troy
248-951-0000
[email protected]
Clinical Teaching Faculty:
West Bloomfield Location:
- Robert V. Finlay, O.D.
- Jon Jimenez, O.D.
- Emily Heins, O.D.
Troy Location:
- Daniel Balcueva, O.D.
- Rafiah Anjum, O.D.
Support Staff:
- 7 Optometric assistants/technicians
- 2-3 Opticians
- 2 Receptionists
Operating Hours:
West Bloomfield & Troy
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-8:00pm
occasional Saturday
Hours of direct patient care for extern per day:
varies (40+ per week)
Number of patients seen by extern per day:
8-12
- To provide experience in the delivery of the highest quality primary care available
- To provide an environment in which these standards are assimilated by the interns
- It is the philosophy of Henry Ford Medical Center that good patient care equates with good clinical education
- To provide interns with "Real-World" scheduling
The externs will be exposed to a monthly free eye clinic which provides eye care services
to underserved and elderly populations.
The clinics are located in Detroit and Southfield. Goals of the clinics:
- Develop an understanding of community health issues that impact care.
- Develop a culturally sensitive approach to patient care.
- Develop an understanding of healthcare disparities.
- Not provided by the facility
- Approximate cost: $500-700/mo.
- Recommend housing in/near West Bloomfield/Troy
- Need dependable car
- Opera, symphony, comedy clubs
- Tigers
- Psychology
- Neurology
- Rehabilitative Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Diabetes
- Dispensing Pharmacy
- Respiratory
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Medicine
- General Practice Medicine
- Dentistry
- Hypertension
- Clinical Pharmacy
- NCT
- Goldmann Projection Perimeter
- Anterior Segment Photographic Biomicroscope
- Fundus Contact Lenses
- Gonioscopy Lenses
- Angiography
- Ultrasound
- Scanning laser ophthalmoscope (macular perimetry)
- Humphrey 750 Visual Field Analyzer
- Fundus Camera
- BIO with condensing lens
- Fundus Non-contact lenses
- Corneal Topographer
- Excimer Laser
- OCT/PACH
- Time is set aside for clinic/case discussion or formal lecture
- Reference library available for student use
- Internet access available
- Externs see all emergency patients
- Henry Ford Medical Centers / West Bloomfield
- Henry Ford Medical Center, Troy
If you have any questions, please contact (231) 591-2187 Dr. Sara Bush, Director of Externships - [email protected].