Residency in Ocular Disease - BVA Advanced Eyecare West

This program provides advanced clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of ocular disease in both referral center and hospital-based settings. Although the resident primarily provides patient care at BVA West, an integral part of a multidisciplinary medical center in Elk City, OK, occasionally the resident will be required to observe and provide patient care at satellites clinics in Clinton and Altus and possibly Woodward, Schattuck and Weatherford. The resident also spends time at NSU Oklahoma's College of Optometry and the W.W. Hastings Indian Health Service Hospital in Tahlequah,OK.

A strong emphasis is placed on pre- and post-operative care and the appropriate use of topical and systemic medications as well as other modalities in the treatment of ocular disease. Additional emphasis is placed on retinal care through retinal specialists as well as on literature review and study. A research paper or case report is required, and paper presentation or publication is encouraged. Teaching is another important aspect of this program, with opportunities to become involved in didactic and clinical education of optometry students, optometrists, and other healthcare providers.

Compensation is provided to the resident at $30,000 per year.

Please see the NSU Staff Handbook for specific information regarding health insurance provided.

Residents are provided leave benefits. Residents receive 10 days of vacation. They accrue personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave, and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12.0 hours per month. BVA and TLC are closed for several holidays; 2 days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. At the beginning of the year, residents are assigned which holidays they will be on call. If the resident is not scheduled to be on call, the resident is not expected to be at work on these holidays and they are not taken from his or her vacation. Residents also receive professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave the resident receives is at the discretion of the Residency Supervisor. The Residency Supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses. Please see the NSU Staff Handbook for a more in-depth discussion of personal leave and holidays.

Professional liability insurance is provided for the resident. The insurance covers the resident while providing care as a resident at BVA, TLC and NSU-OCO clinics.

Specific requirements are in place for program completion and awarding of the Certificate of Advanced Clinical Competence. The requirements are as follows:

  • Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
  • Submission of all residency evaluation forms including:
    • Patient Encounter Logs with encounter types
    • Residency Activity Logs
    • Exit evaluations (Evaluation of Clinical Supervisors, Evaluation of Residency Program Supervisor, Evaluation of NSUOCO Residency Director and, Residency Program Evaluation)
  • Successful completion of NBEO Part I, II and III including TMOD.

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Ocular Disease Residencies

Mission, Goals, Objectives

Mission:

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

Goal A

Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease.

Objectives:

  • Provide the resident a minimum of 1600 patient encounters.
  • Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease.
  • Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
  • Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B

Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

  • Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc.
  • Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
  • Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
  • Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C

Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

  • Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.