Optometry student externship program | veterans affairs
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Mission statement – Battle Creek VAMC Optometry Externship Program: The optometric externship at the Battle Creek VA Medical center will provide clinical education in medical optometry. The
program will provide excellent primary care optometry in a hospital setting with a large population of diabetes, cataract, glaucoma, and other pathologies. This program provides extensive
experience in the interdisciplinary clinical care of patients with systemic health problems and provides externs with low vision and blind rehabilitation experience. Mission statement –
Wyoming VA Clinic Optometry Externship Program: The optometric externship at the Wyoming VA Clinic will provide clinical education in medical optometry. The program will provide the
challenging cases and attending expertise needed to help develop the student’s ocular disease skills. An interdisciplinary approach for providing care for patients with systemic disease and
ocular complications will be emphasized.