Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week with some on-call duty. Residents will be on-call every 3rd week with Drs. McGee and Cherian as backup physicians available for consultation.  Resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the overall expected hours of work per week.
Program Salary/Stipend	$50,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/residency/view/382/program

 

The mission of the BeSpoke Vision residency in Primary Care Optometry with emphasis on Anterior Segment is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in anterior segment disease and dry eye 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 the area(s) of primary care optometry selected by the resident.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within his/her area(s) of emphasis.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. 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:

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

 

 

All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. All applications must be received by 5:00p.m. January 31.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead.
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing score on NBEO Parts I and II and TMOD to participate in Match; Part III passage is required by start of residency program
• Please provide an unofficial copy of your current NBEO scores. ORMatch will send an official copy on your behalf. Successful completion of Parts I, II, III and TMOD of NBEO examinations is required to enter all NSUOCO affiliated residencies.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• NSU is closed for several holidays: three days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Spring Break (five days), Fall Break (two days) and Fourth of July
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance
• Health insurance
• Please see the NSU Employment Handbook for a more in-depth discussion of personal leave and holidays.

 

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