Residencies
Huntington VA Medical Center| Location | Huntington VA Medical Center Optometry, 581/123 1540 Spring Valley Dr. Huntington, WV 25704 |
| Program Coordinator | Brian Colander, OD E-mail: Brian.Colander@va.gov Phone: 304-429-6755 x2885 Fax: 304-429-6755 x7592 Website: https://sites.google.com/site/huntingtonvaoptometry/ |
| Number of Positions | 3 |
| Length of Program | 12 months |
| Start Date | July 1 |
| Salary/Stipend | $31,965.00 |
| Benefits |
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| Completion Acknowledgement | Certificate |
| Therapeutics | Yes |
| Ophthalmology Service | Yes |
| Accreditation Status | Accredited |
| Prerequisites |
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| Application Deadline | February 1 |
| Uses ORMS Matching Service | Yes |
| Additional Application Materials | See https://sites.google.com/site/huntingtonvaoptometry/ for details. |
Additional Information
The optometric residency program at the Huntington VA Medical Center offers an intense program focused on the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease and systemically-related ocular disease. Residents provide direct care to patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis as well as on consultative service within the Medical Center. In addition to clinical training, the residents participate in educational conferences including fluorescein and OCT conference, disease conference, weekly lectures, and medical grand rounds. Residents also gain valuable medical experience by rotation through hospital specialty services--including internal medicine, surgery, neurology, emergency services, cardiology, and radiology.
The Eye Clinic is located in a beautiful new clinical facility comprised of 8 examination and 5 specialty rooms, including a laser procedures room. All examination rooms are fully equipped with lensometers and autorefractors, computers, and a full range of ophthalmic equipment. All equipment is state-of-the-art, including computerized patient records and digital equipment for slit lamp photography, optical coherence tomographer (OCT), retinal photodocumentation, and fluorescein angiography. The clinic is also equipped with many other pieces of special testing equipment, including an ultrasound (A- and B-scan), an ultrasound biomicroscope, a Humphrey visual field analyzers.
The residents function independently as well as with the attending staff and students. They are given their own examination rooms, computers, pagers, telephones, and a resident's office. They have full access to clinic equipment, reference materials, and all Medical Center facilities.
Please call, email, or visit our Website for additional information or to arrange a site visit.
Questions?
Please contact Dr. Cordes (the Ocular Disease Residency Coordinator) or the school's Director of Residencies.
