1124 S. State Street
Big Rapids, Michigan
[email protected]
(231) 591-3700
Northern Indiana VA
2121 Lake Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Phone: 260-460-1442
Fax: 260-421-1823
Type of Practice:
Veterans Administration Hospital and Outpatient Clinic
Number of MCO Students Per Rotation:
1 Summer
1 Fall
1 Spring
ALL VA's nationwide are requiring the COVID-19 Vaccination. This mandate has been established by the national VHA Office of Academic Affiliations in conjunction with the CDC, as it has been added to the CDC guidelines web site: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/rec-vac/hcw.html
Boosters are currently not required, just the initial two doses for Moderna/Pfizer or 1 dose for J&J.
Northern Indiana VA is NOT accepting any medical or religious exemptions, all students must be fully vaccinated to rotate with us.
Proof of vaccination is required, a COVID documentation form is to be completed and
returned along with a copy of vaccine card. This will be communicated with the student
directly as part of the onboarding process.
ADDITIONAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS BEFORE ROTATION:
The following must be verified through documented confirmation or through student attestation-
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Influenza Vaccine
- MMR Vaccine
- Varicella Vaccine
- TDAP Vaccine
- Negative TB test
- In support of one of the three major missions of the Veterans Health Administration, the Fort Wayne campus of the NIHCS participates in the training of fourth year optometry students.
- The optometry program is dedicated to providing a high level of clinical training and didactic education to its students so that upon graduation, they are prepared to deliver quality ophthalmic care to the public.
Students will be contacted by Julie Adams 10 weeks prior to rotation with requirements
and more details before starting the rotation.
Contact Person:
- Lovelee Sayomac, OD, FAAO
[email protected] - Julie Adams, Academic Affiliations
E-Mail: [email protected]
Clinical Teaching Faculty:
- Matthew Anderson, O.D., FAAO
- Nathan Rock, O.D., FAAO
- Jacob Goeser, O.D.
- Aaron Case, O.D. , FAAO
- Lovelee Sayomac, O.D., FAAO
- Primary Care/Ocular Disease Resident (2)
Support Staff:
- 2 Scheduling Clerk
- 5 Ophthalmic Technicians
- Optical with 2 opticians
Operating Hours:
M-F, 7:30am-4:00pm
Hours of direct patient care for extern per day:
8 (40 per week)
Number of patients seen by extern per day:
6-9
- To improve basic physical, psychophysical, and medical science foundations.
- To further enhance and develop new technical clinical skills and testing protocols by providing clinical experiences with appropriate guidance by the faculty.
- To further enhance clinical assessment, judgment, and management capabilities.
- To improve knowledge of psychosocial factors, i.e. adjustment to vision loss or memory loss which affect patient attitudes and responses influencing patient understanding and compliance, especially in the geriatric population.
- To expand professional communication and interdisciplinary (medical and non-medical) interaction capabilities.
- To learn methods for continued professional development.
- Not provided by the facility
- Approximate cost: $450/mo.
- Parks, Museums, Minor League Baseball, Hockey, Basketball, Concerts, Shopping, University, Symphony
- Indianapolis: ~2 hours away; Chicago: ~3 hours away
- Psychology
- Primary Care Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nursing
- Radiology
- Other specialties as needed
- Social Work
- Audiology
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacy
- Lab
- OCTa
- Stratus time domain OCT
- Anterior Segment Photographic Biomicroscope
- IOL Master
- Auto Lensometer
- Handheld Slitlamp
- BIO with condensing lens
- B and A Scan Ultrasonography
- FDT fields
- TV?VCR - educational videos
- Automated refracting station
- Tonopen
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer II, model 750
- High Resolution Ultrasound Biomicroscopy and immersion A-Scan
- Ultrasound Corneal Pachymeter
- Gonioscopy Lenses
- Fundus Non-contact Lenses
- YAG, Argon, SLT, and CO2 Lasers
- Autorefractor/Autokeratometer
- Autorefractor/Autokeratometer
- Autorefractor/Autokeratometer
- Tangent Screen
- 3 hours each week is set aside for formal lecture/conference
- Reference library available for student use
- Internet access available
- The clinic accepts one student from MCO and one student from Indiana University
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sara Bush, Director of Externships at [email protected] or (231) 591-2178.